Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 286, Hammond, Lake County, 23 May 1911 — Page 1

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VOL. V., NO. 286. OFFICER'S WIG HI Alleged Professional Thief and Housebreaker Is Shot by Hammond Policeman This Morning in Residence While Escaping. Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning I officer Burse of the Hammond police .' force made a .clever capture -w hen hi winged with a bullet Edward Mason, believed to be an old time thief and house breaker. Mason's partner escaped and Mason as unable to escape further on account of a bullet wound In his left leg below the ankle from Officer Burse's revolver. y The shooting took place on Highland street near the Monon railroad tracks. In the same vicinity where other house robberies have taken pla-.e In the last two months. Chief Austgen has had a man In this territory since a number of houses have been broken Into on Highland street and lat night Officer Burge was stationed there where he had been taken from the Standard district. Officer Burge noticed two suspicious characters walking towards the Monon tracks and he called to them to halt as he wanted to talk with them. They then broke and ran, and he again ordered them to stop, but they paid no heed. Officer Burge then fired one shot (Continued on Page 7.) ROAD TO HAMMOND IS HALF FINISHED , : ' SlagLaid From Columbia Avenue to White Oak in East Chicago. - (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., May 23. Portz and Downing, the contractors for the improvement of Chicago avenue from Hohman street, Hammond, to Baring avenue. East Chicago, has finished the laying of the slag from Columbia ave nue to White Oak avenue, which Is the boundary line between Hammond and East Chicago. The blag bed has all been laid In Columbia avenue as far as Gostlin street and it is only a question of a few days before the slag will be spread in Chicago avenue clear through to Baring, The contractors are about to bring up their steam roller from Crown (Continued on Page 7.) HAMMOND BID LOWEST i The Interstate Construction Co. of Hammond (Shea & O'Shea) were the lowest bidders yesterday at a meeting of the board of public works on the construction of the Tolleston . sewer. Following are the bids: Interstate Construction Co.. .$153,175.75 Cain Construction Co 163,665.39 Michael Byrnes 158.920.20 Neal & David.... 164,413.69 Illinois Improvement & Bal last Co , 161.661.75 The awarding of the contract was deferred until the next meeting of the board. DEPEW CLAD TO BE IN PRIVATE LIFE Chauncey M. Depew says his re tlrement from the Senate has causetl blm no regrets and he la now enjoying what he considers well-earned rest..

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Scene of Latest Labor Murder and

Riddled with twelve bullets, which apparently struck him from front and behind, William (Dutch) Gentleman, a professional "slugger," was shot to death yesterday afternoon in "Pat" O'Malley's saloon, 162 North State street, Chicago. He was well known in this region. Gentleman was twenty-seven years old and lived at 6558 South Loomis street. His assailant Is unknown to the police, but his death is directly traceable to labor disputes and is in line with the shooting of Vincent Altman, another labor slugger, killed at the Brigg3 House recently, and Barnard Malloy, a steamfltter, killed May 7 in a salofcn at 5900 South State street. In the saloon at the east end of the baiwhen Gentleman entered were James J. McAndrews, business agent of the Elevator Conductors and Starters' Union; Roy S. Gagen, president of the same union; John Ascher, business agent of the Elevator Constructors Union; Edward Ryan, president of the Ornamental and Architectural Ironworkers' Union, and Simon O'Donnell, business agent of the Plumbers' Union.

SANE FOURTH IMMD

Hammond is to have a safe and a sane ourtn for the Erst tune . in its history and. sets the pace for the other Calumet region cities in respect to a proper celebration of the nation's holiday Independence Day. . At a meeting of the police commis sioners last night an order was issued to the effect, that no fire works or fire arms would be allowed to either bo sftld or fired off on the 4th of July in Hammond. Notices to the effect will be issued and will be strictly enforced. Last year in Hammond a notice not as severe in its strictures was put into effect and the number of fatilities were decreased. This year the city authorities will use vigilant care to see that the law is strictly enforced and it is anticipated as a result that the number of injuries will be fewer than ever. Agitation for a safe and sane Fourth of July celebration has also been started In East Chicago. ALL HIGH SCHOOLS TO HAVE TE1 IN MEET Special Accommodations Be ing Arranged For Train Service. Every high school in the county is expected to have a team In the field and track meet at Crown Point next Satur day. The schools to be entered are Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago, Gary, Crown Point, Hobart and Lowell. Arrangements have' made to give special accomodations over the Erie from Hammond to Crown Point next Saturday. Additional cars will be attached to the train leaving Hammon'J at 8:10 in the morning, and a special train will return the excursionists at 7:30 in the evening. GIBSON AFTER BRANCH LIBRARY At its meeting last night the Hammond library board, they took up the question of establishing a branch library at the Gibson Y. M. C. A. for the accommodation of about 300 suburbanites. Nothing definite has been done in the matter as yet, the board having merely taken it under advisement. 4 Application for this accommodation was made by the management of the T. M. C. A. at the board meeting last night. By putting catalogues into the T. M. C- A. and thus permitting the patrons at Gibson to order through these, and also by putting some standard works into the place, it is expected the literary wants of the Gibsonltes may be appeased to some extent. THE NEWSPAPER THAT GIVES THE NEWS AND TRUCKLES NO ONE THE TIMES.

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HAMMOND, WHITING WILL THEN - HAVEJJIHE PARK Sister City Hopes For Great Things As Result of Suit at Crown Point. PARK EXTENDS TO HAMMQNQ City Attorney J. E. " TVestphal of "vV'hitlng. speaking of the suit which is now pending at Crown Point by which the city of Whiting seeks to enforce the condemnation of a large amount of Lake Sliehlgan frontage owned by the Lake Shore railroad, revealed an Important move that Is about to be made by the city of Whiting which will result in the laying out of a lake front park that will only be equaled in extent only by Jackson and Lincoln parks, Chicago. According to Westphal the right of the city to condemn this property for park purposes has been determined and the question of the amount, the city shall pay per acre is the only one at Issue. After this is determined in the suit which is now pending at Crown Point the city of Whiting will at once begin an action to condemn all of the lake frontage in Whiting over to the Hammond-Whiting corporation boundary. To Condemn Property. The new lake frontage which it Is proposed to condemn belongs to the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and is now used for yard purposes. Tne idea is that the city of Hammond will then take steps to condemn the rest of the frontage between the Whiting and Hammond lake front parks and that will give the two cities a continuous parkway from Hammond to Whiting, a distance of over a mile and a half. It will then be possible for the two cities to lay out boulevards leading to their respective lake front parks and have a lake shore drive that will be one of the show drives of the entire region. This plan was sugegsted in Thb Times a year or so ago, and that the city of Whiting intends to ' carry it out will be glad news to the thousands of people in both Hammond and Whiting, who have come to look upon the lake front park as an ideal recreation place. GET R FOR SUND Owing to the fact that fire plugs on Sheffield avenue must be reset, C. N. Jewett, superintendent of th ewater department, today gave notice to the effect that the water pressure south of the river will be low on next Sunday. West of Sheffield avenue, between the river and Root street, the water will be shut off entirely. The low pressure and absence of water will continue from 8 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening, and it will behoove the water users in these districts to put up a supply for the day. K. P.'s Meeting. The Hammond lodge K. of P. held Its regular meeting last night. The first rank was conferred on one candidate and the lodge closed early, after the regular routine work was disposed of,.

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INDIANA, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1911.

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After innumerable. : mistakes which have resulted In great confusion and a lot of expense, the Village-of West Hammond is again to undertake the matter of making the village a city. A petition is now being prepared which will be signed by the required number of people and will result in the calling of another special election for the purpose of determining whether or not the village shall become a city. It is understood that practically everybody in West Hammond is now in favor of the city form of government and believes it to be the best way of transacting the large amount of business that nowi devolves on the village officials. It is generally believed that the city officials will be stronger and more capable men for the reason that It will be more of an honor to hold office in the city than it was in the village. It is now cdnceded that the recent efforts to change the form of the government of the village have failed and that the work will have to be done over again. Part of this is due to the fact that the village officials have had bad legal advice and too little care was taken in preparing for the election and part of it was due to the fact that there was not the necessary majority 'n favor of the city form "of government at the last election. While there was a majority in favor of the proposition its self there was not a majority of the votes cast, as is required by law. EPORTED That Sigmund Klein was ordered deported from the United States following the securing of evidence that he is en gaged-in the "white slave" traffic, wa brought out in the trial of the case of the state of. Indiana vs. Sigmund Klein, Bernard Friedman and Henry Kellner in the Lake superior court before Judge Virgil S. Reiter. Klein was actually placed aboard a ship destined for Europe when he made his escape and went ashore. The federal authorities have been looking for him ever since. The three men who are now arraigned in the Lake superior court are charged with the theft of 288 suits of union underwear from a Lake Shore freight car In Gary. The case is becoming an interesting one. D. E. Boone appears for the defendse and Ralph W. Ross for the state. ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ADVERTISE IX THE TIMES WHETHER IT PAYS OR NOT. -It' THEY' SAY' IT JJOESST. HO XT ADVEKTISK.

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PHYSICIAN INSTRUCTS GASJH1PL0YES Northern Indiana Gas Em ployes Given Medical Instruction. . . About thirty of the employe of the Northern Indiana. Gas & 'Electric Co. In the electrical department were given thsTracTEn:last evening in the" resus citation of persons who have been shocked by electricity. The instructions were given by Dr. H. J. White. Dr. White impressed the men with the fact that the first aid to the injured in case of an electrical shock or burn should be immediate. An emergency kit will be sent out with each crew of electrical workers, and they will be instructed its use in a second meeting, which will be held later on. It is believed that a few hours spent in this manner will enable the men to know better what to do in case of an emergency. The same policy has been followed out in the gas department. PURTELLE S TRIG SURPRISES LAWYER Northwestern Indiana Traction Promoter Working the Farmers. J. K. Stinson of Hammond expressed surprise when he read in The Timks that Eugene Purtelle, the erstwhile promoter of the Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., was still busy; down state attempting to carry on his plan for building a traction line. According to Stinson , several hundred dollars which Purtelle owned him for services was scheduled among his liabilities when the Chicago adventurer entered into volentary bankruptcy. Under these circumstances Stinson has not very much faith in the present plans of Purtelle. He thinks the project is feasable but he thinks that some other man than Purtelle will have to carry it out. The officers of the American National bank today received the necessary blanks which are provided for banks seeking to trganize under the national laws. These blanks will be filled out, and it is expected that the new bank will receive its charter within a few days. As soon as the charter Is received the bank will be ready to do business. President Osscar Krinbill is optimistic over the prospects and believes that there is ample room for a new banking institution in this city. Washington dispatches say the controller of the currency has approved the application of J. C. Lavene, W. F. Bridge, J. E. Brennan, W. J. McAleer, Emlil Minas and O. A. Krinbill to organize the American National bank of Hammond, with a capital of $100,000.

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Mayors One Time Clerk in an Affidavit Gives His Side of the Story

WDTKLERHAS PERSONAL RECEIPTS

Don't Need Suggestions From Country Boob, On How to Run My Office' Says Mr. Knotts

Sensational charges by affidavit against Mayor Thomas E. Knotts, charged with embezzling J2.000 in court funds, -were received this morning by Thb Times from Richard L Winkler, the mayor's former clerk of the city court and democratic candidate for clerk of Lake county, whom Knotts charges with being responsible for the shortage in court fees and fines. Drew Chet-ks From "Judge Account." The most startling part of the affidavit is that Winkler charges that Mayor Knotts drew 'a number of personal checks from his account as city Judge, one to Tom Magrammes for 1400, one to Chief of Police Martin for $100 and one to the Gary Heat, Light and Water company. The following letter was received by The Times from Winkler: "Chicago, 111.. May 22, 1911. Editor Times, Dear Sir: " "I ' beg to enclose you an affidavit duly sworn and signed by me, and would ask you to kindly publish same in the columns of your paper In order to vindicate myself from the accusa PRISONER East Chicago Belligerent Endeavors to Drown Out Police Department; Wife Beater Explains Tilt With Gentle Half. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., May 23. William Snyder, a prioaner at the East Chicago Jail, tried to get revenge for his arrest yesterday afternoon by tearing out the plumbing in the jail letting out the water, with a view of drowning the entire police force. When his act was discovered a couple of hours followlngJ' its commission, there was a foot of water on the tile floor of the Jail, and Snyder himself was found high and drv-on the upper berth of his cell swinging his feet and complacently awaiting te rising of the tide. He said he was willing to die, if Chief Lewis and his minions died with hm. Snyder was arrested for wife beating. He lives at McCook avenue, near One Hundred and Forty-eighth street and yesterday, according to report, was intoxicated. He began to break up tm furniture and this not proving sufficiently diverting, turned his attention to Mrs. Snyder.. Officer Joe Barney brought him to the station in the police buggy and soon after his (Continued on Page 8.) The jury in the case of OscarHolstrom, administrator, vs. the Standard Forgings Co. returned a verdict of $t.000 in favor of the plaintiff. In view of the fact that the law places a limit of $10,000 damages for a death, this verdict is regarded as a good one. ' The case has been on trial before Judge Virgil S. Reiter of Lake superior court No. 1 and a jury. The jury was only out a hsort time before arriving at. a verdict. The plaintiff was represented by D. J. Moran and the defendant by Borabreger, Sawyer & Curtis. The case has been on trial for several days. Following this case Selz Schwab" vs. Zablen was tried by the court and a Judgment for the defendant was returned. The- case of the Calumet Lumber Co. vs. Elnora C. S"mith is now on trial. H. M. McCracken of Gary appears for the plaintiff and W. J. McAleer for the defense. Building Permit. West half of lot 2, block 4, Helberg"s addition; 22x42x9; 546. Summer street; E. Ulrich, contractor; Fred Drinker, owner .. $1,000

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ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 2 Cents Copy.) tions of Thomas E. Knotts, who no doubt is getting in a hot and tight place and desires to unload some of his wrong doings on some of his old friends, whom he has triple crossed in every way. I can assure you that nobody would believe him on oath and it would seem rather strange -that he would get away with the 'gat' he, is putting up now about fines he got and never came across with to the city or state. It is an easy matter to accuse a fellow being out of town, but thanks to his short memory I have all personal receipts for moneys turned over to him and If he believes he can bluff it through, I'll gve him money's wortji. should it ever come up for trial. "Thanking you for your favor, I beg to remain, "Yours respectfully, "RICHARD L. WINKLER." "State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss: Chicago, May 22, 1911. "Richard L. Winkler, being first duly sworn upon his oath, deposes and says that it came to his attention through (Continued on Page 8.) LATEST NEWS EAST CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED. Indianapolis, Ind., May 23. (Times' Bureau.) Alador Gollgoczy of East Chicago was sentenced to one year at Leavenworth prison by Judge Anderson for attempting to get naturalization papers by fraud. John Toth saloon keepers at East Chicago and Mike Phillip were each Lfiiied one hundred dollar -for making affidavits they "knew Gollgoczy ' ha3 been in this country five years. All admitted guilt but It waa shown that Gollgoczy was the leader and induced the others to make affidavits. HUMAN CHAIN SAVES LIVES. Valparaiso, Ind., May 23. George Corby of Chicago, a Valparaiso University student, and Walter Fealock of Michigan City, were rescued from drowning at Flint Lake summer resort yesterday and drew thera to safety. WAE IS NOW OVER. Mexico City, Mexico, May 2?.. T Jorge Vera Estanol, acting minister xf the interior, presented " to the Mexican chamber of deputies last night a report on the successful terminaton of the negotiations for peace, thus formally announcing o the body that the war is concluded. By an immense majority the chamber passed the bill providing amnesty to political prisoners. It become effective immediately. AVIATION MEET ASSURED. Chicago, 111., May 23. Announcement of a $100,000 guaranty for the $215,000 aviation meet In Grant park, Aug. 12 to 20, has now made Chicago's airship contest a certainty. The announcement was made at a dinner, given last night to members of the Illinois Aero club by Harold F. McCormck. On hearing the news the executive committee in charge proceeded - to determine the programme. HOUSE ESTABLISHES RECORD. Washington, D. C, May 23. The present session has nearly established a record for long speeches in the house of representatives. Yesterday marked the thirty-seventh day that congress has actually been in session. In that time there have been 207 set speeches delivered in the "house. This number does not include any of the days of short debate or the running fire of speechmaking on smaller topics. The speeches are roughly dividedil as follows:' Free list tariff bill, 7; Canadian reciprocity, 62: statehood, 30; direct election of senators, 22; reapportoinment bill, 10; miscellaneous long speeches, 18. LICENSES TO FOREIGNERS. Mauch Chunk, Pa., May 23. Judge Horace Heydt, in court, called attention to the monoply of the saloon business by foreigners, and said it was questionable to transfer 11cenes to them.