Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 15, Hammond, Lake County, 13 May 1911 — Page 1

TIME WEATHER. FAIR TODAY AND TOMORROW; NO CHANG BJ IN TEMPERATURE!.

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mmum mm AGAINST LEWIS

More damaging testimony ' was introduced in the proceedings to oust Chief of Police Albert Lewis of East Chicago when supported testimony was brought out that Jacob Tietleman, formerly of Hammond, had lost a large sum of money in one of the gambling places in East Chicago and that when he complained to Chief of Police Lewis that officer of the law offered to get the money back and did so to prevent Tietleman from making trouble about it. This is taken as evidence of the intimate relations between Chief of Police Lewis and the element in the city which was running gambling resorts. Other startling bits of testimony came out which shows the conditions that have existed in East Chicago for so long. The case will be continued on Monday and it is expected that it will last for at least the rest of next week.

U SHIRE Mrs. John Xist of 203 Towle street received wws this morning which she values at $10,000. She received a letter from an attorney at Fayetteville, XV. Va., to the effect that the heirs of her cousin. William Hill of that place had successfully contested his will in his estate valued at $175,000. Her share will be not less than $10,000. According to her statement to THE Ttme over the telephone today, Mrs. Xist said that her cousin was an old bachelor." who died about five years ago at the age of 75 years, possessed of .valuable coal mines and coal lands. He willed his entire estate to a Masonic order, a Methodist church, several other organizations, and to his servants, some of them being negroes. The blood relatives contested the will and practically all of the beneficiaries accepted the decision with the exception of the Methodist church, which indicated its intention of contesting the will in the higher courts. Its right to appeal expired five days ago, without it having taken any action with the result that the blood relatives become the beneficiaries. Mrs. Kist was overjoyed at the good news. She is the mother of five children, all of whom are married. Of them George Nist is the only one who resides in Hammond. The head of the family is employed In a mill town in Illinois and has not yet heard the new. Mr. and Mrs. Xist do not own their home, and accordingly Mrs. Xist is making pleasant plans for the future in this direction. JUST MODERATE. Real estate activity during the past week has been moderate. A num ber of pales of residential property have been made. Among those which have been reported are the sale of two lots each to Frank Hardena and John Fiedler. The lots are located on the north side in the rolling mill addition. FALLS INTO COAL HOLE Norman Wilson, 651 Ann street, fell into a coal-hole at that number early this morning. The hole In the sidewalk was open and walking along he stepped into it. He was removed to the Mercy hospital at Gary, where he is reported not feriously hurt but badly bruised.

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ANNUAL COACHING TRIP IS RUN FROM COLONY CLUB. N. Y.. TO GREENWICH

33 A club of eastern society women ( hold an annual coaching trip from the fashionable Colony Club, N. Y., to Greenwich, Conn., which is an event of the summer season. The

II. S. IADS AND LASSIES FLOCK TO SO. BEND Weather Ideal; Three County Schools to Take Active Part in Contests.

In the neighborhood of seventy Ham mond high school students and their friends journeyed to South Bend to day for the purpose of attending the northern Indiana track and field- meet and oratorical contest. Hammond Gary and Crown Point will participate in the track meet. It was a gay and enthusiastic party of young folks who left the city on the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend interurban cars at various hours of the mourning and prepared to make a day of it. The weather was ideal for a meet of this kind, and Hammond has htwH hope3 of winning the contest',""-" The meet will be- held at the- athletic field of Notre Dame university which is Just outside of the city limits. " Tonight the oratorical contest will be. the big attraction. The candidates for honors and the schools they represent are as follows: "The Lost Word" Irma Hootman, South Bend. "The Swan, Song" Elsie Marquart Valparaiso. "The Race Problem" Arthur McCormick, Gary, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Leslie Marston, Laporte. "The Man in the Shadow" Dan Crosby, Goshen. "On the Bunker Hill Monument" Foster Bruce, Crown Point. "Call to Arms" "William Arnold, Hammond. "The Freshman Fullback" Ruby Sweitzer, Mishawaka. "Jean Valjean and the Bishop' Alma Fischer, Michigan City. The judges selected are Rev. W. A. Maloney of Xotre Dame; Prof. John Phelan of Kalamazoo college, nnd Superintendent of Schools R. A. Randall of Plymouth. GARY TAKES PART. AA number of members of the Gary High School Athletic association, ac companied by a crowd of rooters and Physical Director Ross D. Xetherton, went to South Bend this morning. where they will, take part in the north ern Indiana track meet. Those who will enter the events from Gary are: John WicKs, pole vaulting; Eugene Knotts, quarter and mile distance; Ralph Smith, half and mile distance; Richard Much, half and mile distance; Arthur McCormlck, discuss and shot; James Blake, - 100 and '220-yard dash, shot and discus; Emos Thatcher, 100 and 220-yard dash. mm VStTI-Tr) TfP 1 T A IT XTT TA I COACHI NG TP. I Q'MAV Jo photograph shows officers of the club on the trip. From left to right they are Mrs. Goodby Loew, Miss Harriet Alexander, Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, Miss D. Mander, Mrs, Arthur Iselin, all of New York.

MOTHER'S DAY.

Sunday, May 14, will be Mother's Day. So universal is the custom becoming that florists are finding it lifficult to meet all the demands for white flowers. Mother's Day is only three yeai3 old. It broke out sporadically all over the pnited States In 1908. Efforts to trace the origin have brought to light some facts of Interest in connection with the observance of the day. An investigation seems to point to Miss Anna Jarvia of Philadelphia, who admits that she conceived the idea to commemorate, the anniversary of her mother's death. It was not only the thought of laying some flowers on her mother's grave, but it occurred to her that it would be a beautiful tribute to all mothers, the living a3 well as the dead, if their children, on a glvenday would unite in tne simple wearing of a white flower. She wrote a letter about- it to a Philadelphia newspaper and it was thi sthat caused Mother's Day to brpak out in spots all over the country. Miss Jarvis suggested the white carnation as the Mother's Day flower, par excellence. ""Its whiteness stands for purity; its form, beauty; its fragrance, love; its wide field of growth, charity; its lasting qualities .faithfulness all a true mother's attributes," she wrote DECISION 5 HELD IF! Judge W. C. McMahan in Lake Circuit Court Hears Arguments for New Trial in Famous Gary Rioting CaserFirmeran et ai. (Special to Tils -Times.) Crown Point, Ind,. May 12. Judge Willis C. McMahon of the Lake Circuit court at Crown Point took under ad visement the motion for a new trial in the cases of James Finneran, Robsr O'Conner, Martin Carmody et al who were fined in sums ranging from $25 to $200 for rioting in Gary and will an nounce his decision net Friday at one o'clock. In the event of the court's refusal to grant a new trial it is expected that the cases will be appealed to the supreme court of the state, he state of Indiana was represented by Charles 13. Greenwald, prosecuting attorney, Hodges and Ridgeley, representing the contractors and O'Donnell and Xorton, representing the other faction of electrical worers. The defense was represented by McAleer Brothers and J. K. Stinson, both of Hammond. All of the defendants who have not already paid their fines were there as this was return day on the bonds and the arguments in this case attracted a great deal of attention. SHOWS WERE CLEAN BUT NOTPATRONIZED Authorities Commend Gollmar Bros. .Circus Which Was Here Yesterday. When Gollmar Bros.' circus returns to Hammond in the future with as good and clean a show as it gave yesterday it will be deserving of better patronage than it had yesterday afternoon and evening. Chief Austgen expressed himself as highly pleased with the character of the service and the class of men it employed. Fakirs and the light-fingered gentry were conspicuously absent, as was evidenced by the fact that not a single arrest was rnaile. The manager of the circus instructed Chief Austgen to arrest anyone in connection with the show whose conduct was not absolutely above suspicion, as such could not expect any protection from him. The parade yesterday indicated that the show was well equipped to give a good performance, but the attendance was light. In the menagerie the tigress who a few days ago gave birth to three kittens and subsequently killed them aroused a great deal of interest among the spectators. She was caught in the act of killing the third, but had already broken its back with her paw. The other two she had devoured. The killing of offspring is not uncommon among- members of the cat family when held in captivity,

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JEWELER OFFERS

LEAGUE ft John E. jeweler has McGarry th- Hammond offered the Northern In diana Baseball Association a troliy of the handsome silver ' loving cup which may be seen in the window of the jewelry store. The offer came through President W. J. McAleer at a meeting of the association held last night in Mr. McAleer'3 office", was acceted and a vote of thanks given Mr. McGarry for the trophy. This makes two handsome trophies which the league already has to its credit. A. G. Spaulding offered a loving cup early in the season. Roth trophies are handsome and quite worthy the best efforts of the contending teams, to win. The league's constitution also provide a fund for a pennant which will be awarded to the superior team or tao association. Gary and East Chicago neither of whom have a ball park as yet, uniteil in a protest against the grand stand I receipts going to the owner of the ! grounds on occasions when they were (acting as hosts. Abe Ottenheimer rep DR. ABBOTT THINKS NEW YORK "WORSE" 4 ABBOTT Dr. Lyman Abbott, editor of The Outlook, in a speech before the peace congress at Baltimore, stated that New York City is worse morally than it has been in twenty years.

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FINE LO resented the Kast Chicago club and Buck Velner the Gary team in the protest. The upshot of this was that the traveling teams were put on the basis of traveling teams all the time. they thereby being relieved of certain expenses they would be obliged to assume when playing on foreign grounds as the home team. It was agreed to put the scorers on the1 same basis with reference to their pay, as are the umpires. That is to (Continued on Page 5.) HATCHET CASE HARD TO KEEP GASES OH Four Assault and BatterySuits Follow Hurling of Weapon. The state case vs. James Lewis came up for trial before Judge Prest yesterday afternoon, the defendant being found guilty, was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $16.25. Katie Keiser, the complaining witness In the ease, charged Lwls with assault and battery. He pleaded not guilty. ! Out of. this case two more assault cases have been filed, one by the defendant and one by one of the witnesses. The first one filed is that of the state vs. Charles Sass. The complaining witness, Harry Lewis, a brother to the defendant in the first case, charges Sass with assault and battery. The trial has, been set for Monday, May 15, before Judge Prest. The second case filed is that of the state vs. William Haehnel, charged with assault and battery by Joseph Lewis. The three cases seem to have arisen from trouble, caused on the north side last Sunday when "William Haehnel threw a hatchet at Harry Lewis and was arrested for assault and battery. The case was taken before Judge Barntt la3t Monday morning, where Judge Barnett fined Haehnel $50 and costs. Attorney George B. Sheerer, his attorney, asked for an appeal bond, which was given at $200 and the case was taken to the superior court, where he will be tried for a felonious attempt.

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BALL PARK Senator F. N. Gavit of Whit ing Makes News Known at Important Meeting of the Northern Indiana League in Hammond Last Night. Senator Frank Gavit of Whiting, has offered the Gary Base Ball Association park. The exact location of the park has not been selected, but It will be in a good location convenient to the street car line, and will fill the greatest need of the organization. The Gary association, to say nothing of the fans of that city, are In high feather over the prospect and are planning to do noble deeds when established on their own grounds. Just when they will have their opening has not been figured out. but it will doubtless be in XM near future. The opening will be at tended by all the fanfare and enthus iasm, that is due such great occasions. Rlcaard M. Poelma and Buck Velner, of tha Gary team will meet witn jr, Gavit early In the week to get down to details. Mr. Velner also stated at the meeting last night that he will come with his team to Indiana Harbor tomorrow fol lowed by a large concourse of Gary fans. Gary fandom is rapidly becoming inoculater with the baseball fere germs. Mr. Velner also stated that he will have four new. players , on the team and he looks for better'luck Sunday than ho experienced a week ago. Umpire Clapper will Slciate at the ITarbor-Garv game tomorrow. The lineup is as follows: Indiana Harbor Sternberg, lb; Gar ret. If: Faulkner. Sb: O'Brien, c, Gritz, (Continuedon Page 7.) "Yes, O'Connor, if your conscience is clear I don't blame you for wanting to stick around. I would do the same thing, if I were in your place, provided my conscience were clear." One lias to know J. H. McCIay and the snap of the jaw of the open shop contractor, and picture Robert O'Connor, one of the three discredited electricians of local 571. playing the-role of outraged innocence to appreciate the irony and sarcasm with which the remark was seaseasoned at a street meeting in Hammond this morning. O'Connor had Invited the "dig" by coming out of M. Reilly's saloon in the Hohman building and edging up to a reporter for The Times and J. H. McCIay, who were in conversation a few feet from the entrance of Reilly's saloon. When the McCIay interview was completed the reporter turned to O'Connor and asked him what he had to say for himself, and it was then that O'Connor, taking his cue from the conversation which he had overheard, said that he had never done anybody any injury; that he was the victim of a conspiracy and that he proposed to stay around town. It was then that McCIay addressed O'Connor with the emphasis oa the "clear conscience." O'Connor refused to say a word about the charges brought by two little girl (Continued on Page 7.) FiRE DOES DAMAGE 10 GROCERY STORE Fire broke out in the rear of the Prevo Bros. grocery store at 778 Calu met last night, about 10 o'clock, and dfd considerable damage in the rear room of the store and in the kitchen on the second floor of the building. The fire is thought to have been caused by defective wiring In the basement. The fre was discovered by Clayton Sheffield while he was waiting for Russell Prevo, preparatory to closing the store. lie turned in the alarm and fire companies No. 1, 3 and 4 answered the call. The run" was made in a short time and the fire was reached before it was given much of a headway. The flames were hard to fight, as the fire broke out in the floors and got In between the walls. The floors and wall had to be torn out and the flames were put out after an hour's , work. The fire did not do much damage to the roof. Mr. Prevo stated this morning ha would not be able to estimate the loss until late tonight. Mr. Prevo lives up above the store. The Insurance will cover the loss.

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