Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 285, Hammond, Lake County, 22 May 1911 — Page 1

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West Hammond is to remain a village. Following the failure of the Illinois legislature to pass the enabling act by which the village would be legally declared a city, the quo warranto proceedings were carried to a conclusion in the courts in Chicago. The result was that Judge Walker decided that the village could not become a city under the circumstances. The election of the city officials was declared void and they were ousted from office. It is now up to the village authorities to carry on the affairs" of the community across the line until such time as a new special election can be called and West Hammond can again be voted a city.

CUPID GO TEN ROUNDS Indiana Harbor Man Tries to Get United States Marshals to Postpone Trial in Hammond Until a Wedding Can Be Pulled Off. T IS CLEANING UP ALSO Successor To LaRue Succeeds In Cleaning Up Over $5,000 Revenue In Special Tax Since The First of The Year Foreigners Brought to Time. Cupid went ten rounds to a decision with Uncle Sam at Indiana Harbor Saturday afternoon. That Cupid won the bout was a matter of course but the affair resulted in interesting complication Just the same. Ell Senchia was preparing to have his wedding solemnized at the auditorium in Indiana Harbor when an unromantlc pair of deputy United States eheriffs delayed the proceedings. Senchia was served with a warrant as a result of his failure to pay his govrnment license. When Deputy Sheriffs Boyd and Martin informed the Indiana Harbor man that ho was under arrest he quietly informed them that he was sorry but his impending wedding would seriously interfere with the plans of the United States government and that Uncle Sam's matters would have to be delayed. When Sanchia was finally persuaded that the wedding and not Uncle Sam would have to do the waiting the wed ding was postponed until after four o'clock. The big crowd was entertain (Continued on page 8.) BLACKBURN LIKELY TO RUN FOR SENATE BLACKBURN Joseph C. S. Blackburn, tucky, formerly Governor Btate, then United States and later Governor 'of the of Kenof that Senator Panama Canal Zone, Is expected to soon announce his candidacy for the Senate.

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DROWXIf,S OF SKASO.X 2 (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, May 22. The first accidentia! drowning- of the season, by a canal bather, occurred Saturday af ternoon Just after 12 o'clock the victim being: Charles M. Murray a pattern maker at the Inlandr Murray lives In Chicago at 7110 Champlain avenue with his young wife, a bride of less than a year. Mrs. Murray Is prostrated, her grief over the tragedy beingmost pathetic. The young man who would have been 23 years old June 4, left the pat tern shop at noon and with a party of companion went to the canal a short distance southwest of the Lake Shoro railroad to bathe. Murray was the first to dive- off and his companions (Continued on Page 7.) WIFE BEATER PUNISHED Mike Novack of 1160 Reese avenue another wlfe-beater, was arrested yes terday by Officer Carlson and was re leased at the station on a $50 bond. His trial came up before Judge Barnett this morning and he was fined 125 and costs, amounting to 32, which will be paid. Novack was Intoxicated at the time, and has been drinking for over four years, according to his wife's testimony. He struck her in the face, called her vile names and finally pushed her out of the house. Kqsack is a father to five children and is employed at the Standard Steel Car works. Judge Barnett gave him a heart-to-heart talk and told him he would go to Jail the next time he was brought into court on that charge. HART ELOPER Mrs. Anna Teager, 35 years old, of Hobart, Ind., wife of an engineer of that city, who eloped with Albert Wyne, a farmer, was arrested in company with the man last night in a rooming house at 532 LaSalle avenue, Chicago, and taken back to Hobart. The com plaint was signed by the husband. Mrs. Yaeger disappared three weeks ago and suspicion was aroused when Wyne also was missed. Yaeger looked through his wife's trunk and found a number of postal cards signed "Albert Wyne." He traced the pair to Chicago through a trip to Hobart made by Wyne, according to a Chicago paper. He Saw It All Right. Charles E. Osborn, who came up from Momence to see Hammond, is now seeing the inside workings of the police station for being drunk. , He was arrested on State street this morning by Officer Miller, who thought Osborn needed rest and . quietude. He will be given a chance to sober up today and will be tried before Judge Barnett tomorrow morning. THE FAMILY KEWSPAPER THE "TMES. J

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Hammond People Watching Situation Closely; Taxpayers Want Trustee Who Has No Axes to Grind; Three Candidates in Race. More interest is being taken in the coming election by the Hammond city council of a man to fill the vacancy on the school board caused by the expiring of the term of Henry BIcknell than has been manifested at any time in the past. Among those mentioned are Henry BIcknell himself, Walter Hammond and Pr. T. Kdwin Bell. BIcknell is the only avowed candidate in the list. The otaers, however are believed to be in a receptive mood. The people of Hammond are watching the situation closely. They demand a clean, honest and upright trustee. August Dreesen of Robertsdale was elected through the efforts of the counmanic combine headed by Henry Whitaker. Then followed the election of Fred Krost. His election is said to have been conceded on the condition that the councllmanic combine be permitted to name the man to fill the vacancy caused at the expiration of Bicknell's term. Combine May ame Man. It is possible then that the terms of this agreement will be carried out and that the combine will name the man. If this organization has a preference at this time the fact has not become known. Of the candidates who are .now in (Continued on Page 5.) .That a good Hoosier can't be kept down, especially when he goes west where there is room for expansion, is evidence by recent sucess of Ralph S. Paxton, a brother of W. G. Paxton of Hammond. The Hammond man's brother has just ben elected mayor of tho youns city of Torrlngton, Wyoming and while he hasn't the chance of being mayor of Hammond like W. G. has, still lorrington is going to grow. He was the candidate of the progressive element, and was chosen by a handsome majority. Torrington Is quite a thriving place, situated in the southeastern corner of Wyoming, and has Just been incorporated, Mr. Paxton being the first mayor. The county of Laramie, of which Cheynne is the capital, was .very large, and out of it the county of Goshen was recently created, of which Torrlngton has been voted the count seat, the people of that locality having subscribed a handsome sum for the erection of ths county buildings. The people of thj new municipality are to be congratulated upon their selection of a live, progressive and popular Hoosier as their first executive official. PINKERTOM GETS -SHELBHOflTRACT Lowell Man Outbids Crown Point and Hammond Men. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., May 22. The contract for erecting a new school building at Shelby in Cedar Creek township, was let at the office of, James Black township trustee, Saturday afternoon, bonds to the extent of Jl 0.000 having been sold three weeks ago. 1 There were six bids received and opened in the presence of the trustee and the advisory board, and after being listed the contractors were called In and the bids .tead. as follows: Pinkerton, Lowell, $9,630; Cole, J10.690; Williams, South Bend, $12,022; Lund. $10,500; Crowell, Crown Point, $10,9S1; Day, $11,857. PInkerton having the lowest bid, the contract was awarded to him. The building is to be a four room, two story and basement, the material used to be brick and stone. It will be a modern building, with cupalo. The school attendance has so increased at Shelby tha-ia new building was necessary. The new building is to be completed during the summer vacation.

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Mrg. Charles A.-Munn. Jr.. as Miss Mary Paul, of Philadelphia, a .eader of the younger social set, married Mr. Munn, who Is a student it Haj-vard. H will coaiolete his college course in June.

0RPHE1 After losing over $1,200 in' two weeks in an effort to make the people of Hammond appreviate 'the "advanced vaudeville" that he was '.giving them John G. Berschelt, who sub-leased the Orpheum theater from Lessee Wingfield for the summer, has decided to quit. He has come to the conclusion that Hammond does not waht "advanced vaudeville" or Its patronage would have been more liberal. Berscheidt made his bookings from the Western Vaudeville association. This announcementwill be a distinct disappointment to the large number of people who had come to look forward twice a week to the entertainment that was offered by the fine vaudeville performances that were given here. Knir When to Quit. Although the crowds last week were larger than ever before and the prom HARBOR BUILDINGS STRUCK BUIGHTNING Roumanian Church Among Those Damaged by Storm. COTTAGES ALSO ARE HIT (Srlal to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., May 22. Three buildings were struck by lightning during the storm of Saturday afternoon. The Roumanian church was struck twice according to "Red" Pavls one of the firemen, who responded to an alarm of fire turned in when the bolt struc the steeple the first time. No one was in the church at the time, so there were no injuries, but the fire did about $300 damage to the steeple to which it was confined. This contained besides the two bells, which (Continued on Page 7.) FIVE HURT IN TRAIN WRECK Yard Engine on Big 4 Runs Into Passenger Train. Lafayette, Ind.. May 22.- Train Xo. 34, the'fast mail train on the Big Four running between Chicago and Cincinhere early today, and five persons were injured. A yard engine running at a speed of thirty-five miles an hour collided with the passenger train and both engines were demolished. Karl Hansen, fireman on the yard engine, bad his back broken and will probably die. Mrs. William Ackerman of Streator. 111., who was riding in the ladies' coach, had her right leg broken. Harry Hession and Paul Eston, mail clerks, were injured about the head. TIMES AD VERT I SING COUNTS.

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R PATROI ise of a big improvement seemed good Berscheit declared that he thought he knew when -to quit and closed up the place last night. Manager St. Clair is not blamed for the failure of the business to pay for the fct. is generally recognized that he was on the job every minute and that he would have made a success of the project If there had been a chance of doing so. He declared today that he had not yet made up his ijiind what he will do. He has several schemes for keeping the house going during the summer months. In the fall he will have charge under Lessee Wingfield. The news that the Orpheum theater will abandon vaudeville came as a big surprise to every one. It was thought that the theater was doing a big business. It was. in fact, but not large enough to pay for the expensive acts that were staged each week. F TAKES FATAL POTION Steam Fitter at Gary Plant Kills Himself Through Worry Yesterday. SUICIDE A SHOCKING ONE Because he worried over his work, Frank Howard a steamfitter at the plant of the American Sheet and Tinplate company, took his life yesterday afternoon in a grove between Harrison and Tyler streets in the vicinity of Tenth ave. in Gary by drinking carbolic acid. He was found lying dead in a clump of bushes by his room mate Guy S. Stanley about two o'clock. No other reason can be found for Howard's suicide. He was well known in Gary having a host of friends hero. He was industrious and temperate and as far as is known has no bad habfls. Last Thursday Howard left his position at the American Sheet and Tlnplate (Continued on Page g.) Wabash Gets Notice. The board of public works ordered notice be given this morning to the Wabash railroad to erect crossing gates at once on Hohman, Towle and Hickory streets and on Calumet avenue. Bids were asked for the Sheffield avenue pavement, and a petition for a sewer and sidewalk on Madison street was accepted and the city engineer instructed to prepare plans and specifications. The hearing on the Hamlin street pavement was laid over until next Wednesday. The primary assessment rolls for the La Salle street sewer and the Chicago avenue sewer were accepted. A WANT AD TN THE TIMES IS WORTH TWO IN THE OTHER PAPER,

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Reinforcement of Town Boys Arrives and Police Avert Serious Bloodshed

(Special to The Times.) ' Hobart, Ind., May 22. Eobart was an armed camp last Saturday night, and riot and bloodshed by members of the Sullivan Wild West Show on the eve of leaving for Gary and serious trouble was averted only by police interference through the "Hey Rube" call. The trouble started through a band of town lads "guying" the show people for the kind of a show they put up as the weather was "not conducive to bring out a large crowd. After the show it was not long be fore members of the company and some Hobart boys found themselves in a warm altercation. A woman named Coyote Kate belonging to the show troup took a firm stand with her com pany and urged her companions on to put the town boys out of business. The Gary Woman - Is Arrested For Mistaking Lawn For Garden of Eden, and Magic City Comes to Front With Hot Weather Tale. Gary has the champion hot weather story of the year and what's more, it's said to be true. Anyway the treachery of a kimona on a front lawn got pretty Mrs. . W. Carroll, wife of the manager of the Boston Store at Gary a $25. fine last Saturday in Judge Wllde-rmuth's court. The conduct of the kimona was very reprehensible, but the wearer was accessory before the fact according to Mrs. L. W. Bailey, 661 Deleware street, where the Carrolls room. She filed the (Continued oil page ST) " VAGRANTS GET INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE Five Campers Near Saxony Brought to Town in the Patrol Wagon. The atmosphere was full of trouble yesterday and the local police department we:' kept busy answering callls all day. With a record of nine arrests and one this morning it is something that has not happened in a long while. Five men were arrested at one time, these being arrested near Saxony for vagrancy and for insulting several women as they passed. They were brought to Hammond in the patrol, where they were held last night, being brought before. Judge Barnett this morning for trial. They gave their nicies and addresses as Grover Marks, no home; George Jones. 6901 Madison street, Chicago; J. L Smith. 72 Williams street; Orange. N. J.; John Yost, East Hammond, and George Kausil of Pittsburg, Pa... who was released this morning by Chief A u st gen. Judge Barnett gave them all a fine $5 and costs, amounting to $11.25. John Yost, the East Hammir.d man, was the only one able to pay tys fine, and the rest will be taken to Crown Point to lay out their fines. The arrests were made by Captain Hanlon, Officers Homrich, Fandrei, Carlson -end Kick. Tbe men were ramping near the right-of-way of the Nickel Plate tracks, where they had been staying and begging for over a week. They were Insulting and disturbed the people living near. When they saw the patrol coming they made an attempt to get away, but were caught before going very far.

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Wild West Show "home guard" outnumbered the visitors and threatened to run the entire wild west troupe out of town. Th latter sore as a boil withdrew to their tents and reappeared in short order loaded down with prize cannon, firearms, knives and other instruments of war and defied the Hobirtites to "start something." The crowd grew . snd the situation grew ominous. There was determination on both sides to rout each other, and bloodshed was imminent when ' the police interfered. The feeling was such that the officers deemed It advisable to remain on the scene all night to prevent another disturbance. ! Broncho Sullivan the ownt'r of the show was not with his company, he having been laid up with a broken leg. When he heard of the episode he "fired" six of his company outright. , During the night from v Saturday to Sunday, the Sullivans "folded their tents and silently stole away" to Gary where they expect to exhibit, n Weiinesda tbey will be in Whiting. BAD AUTO ACCIDEMT. ' Chicago, May 22. One man was killed and seven injured shortly befojro 6 a. m. today when, an .autoniobij crashed into a heavy automobile truck at Washington boulevard end North Kedzie avenue. The automobile contained a-paruj.- of aevejt iaeni-waKerp, clerks and singers 'who r On tlveir way west. The truck, owned by tho American -Locomotive company, was driven by C. W. Thorson, who saw the danger of a collision and endeavored to throw his heavy machin-s out of the way too late. SIX KEGH0ES STETJSO UP. Lake City, Fla., May 22.Six nogroes were lynched here yesterday after a party of more than a dozen men, masquerading as officers, appeared at the county pail and got po3seseion of the men by presenting a bogus telegram to the 16-year-old son of the sheriff, ordering the release of the blacks to the alleged posse. Th negroes were being held here on the charge of murdering B- B. Smith, a sawmill man of Wadesborough, Leon county, and wounding another ms'i named Register, on May 12. PEACE PACT SIGNED. Juarez, Mexico, May 22. Officially designated representatives of the Mexican government and the revoh'tijnists at 10 o'clock last night signed a peace agreement at the Custorrs House here intended to end the hostilities that hava been waged in Mexico for the last six months. Thoi;?'i covering only the principal points negotiated thus far, the agreement p.-.ie-Ucally records the concessions by til 3 government of those demands wVc;i started, on Nov. 20 last, armed revolution in Mexico. Telegrams announcing the signing of the agreement w ;-rt; dispatched throughout Mexico t revolutionary and federal leaders ali':t. NEWEST DIRECTOR -IN STANDARD OIL L. J. Drake, the newest director of Standard Oil Co.. is a well-known New York financier, although not so well known in other parts ol the country. - -