Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 289, Hammond, Lake County, 26 May 1911 — Page 1
F COUNTY WEATHER. FAIR AND CONTINUED WARM TODAY AND SATURDAY. jo EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 3 Cent Copy.) VOL. V., NO. 289. HAMMOND,'. INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1911.
EVENING
LAKE
TIMES
SHOCKING ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE
Hammond Woman Charred As Result of Dress Catching Fire From Gas Stove; Is Removed to St. Margaret's Hospital.
Mrs. Morris Gubitz, 21 years old, 779
Alice street, is dying at St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond aa the result of fatal burns which she sustained yes
terday afternoon at her home.
There were no witnesses to the origin of the accident, but, according to the dying woman's statement, her dress caught fire when she attempted to light a gas range which she had installed the
day before.
According to her statement this morning, the first match with which she attempted to light the gas was blown out -s she held it over the burner. She
said she turned the gas off and pre
pared to light another match and when
the gas came in contact with the burn
ing match a flame shot out of the burn
er and ignited her dress at her waist line on the right side. She ran scream
ing into the open air, where her neigh
bora covered her with blankets and ex
tinguished the flames on her, only aft
er she had sustained third degree
burns, which are generally fatal. A evident la Pr collar One.
The peculiar feature about the acci-
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WHITING COHES TO
IT WITH HOT TALE
FRO
Decision of American Tobac-
Case
co
rioining on
Standard Oil Case.
THE TALE OF A BIG QUID
HORSE IS BOUGHT FROM
GARYJTJS STOLEN
Animal Taken From Livery
Stable in Hammond While Hostlers Were Sleeping.
A horse was stolen from the-.Fred
Granger livery at 140 Plummer avenue,
a little after 1 o'clock last night, being taken out of the front of the stable where the men were sleeping. Earlier
in the evening. Granger let a rig out
to a tall young man to go to Gary. After the fellow had gone. Granger
thought he looked suspicious and he
took a car to Gary and got the rig away from him.
The horse answers the following
description: Dark brown, 13 years old.
1,100 pounds, left ear crumped on point.
horse shoes wore down in left hind
feet, top buggy, high back, rubber
tires, black body, dark blue running
gear, common harness with- blind
bridle. No trace of the rig has been
found up to this morning.
G. EARLE VERY RflUCH
N THE FEES
Hammond Man Reported Killed by Train While Bull Frog Hunting at Long
Lake: Friends and Rel
atives Caused Anxiety.
(Special to The Times.) Whiting, May 26. Just at present Whiting -Is interested in the merits of a tobacco Juice case in which Willam Krby, a tailor on New York avenue, was fined two dollars and costs for decorating the barber shop window of Joseph Waywood, on -119th street, with
big gobs of Juice extracted from a large sized "quid' For several morning when Joe Waywood went to open up his barber shop on 119th street he claims to have found his window generously covered with tobacco Juice. Waywood complained to the police, and yesterday morning the members of the department decided they would do a little detective wortt to catch the-offender in the act. Officers Niziolkiewicz, Vacha and
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LARGEST GRADUATING
CLASS IN
HISTORY
Thirty Young Ladies and
Gentlemen to Finish Their High School Work.
Hammond this year will have the largest graduating class in the history
of its high school there being thirty
one to receive diplomas. The commencement week begins on Friday,
June 2nd. with Inter-soclety debate be
tween the Ionians and Athenians, a.iu
closes on the following Friday with the
Alumni banquet.
The class roll for 1911, comprising
the graduates, is as follows: Phillip I. Hardens, Erace Lina Bell, Frank A. Blocker, Margaret Bowen, Myra Cath
erine Carter, Kittie Ldyia Coulter, Mary
E. Dinwiddle, Ruth G. Defresne, iia Fedier, G. Marguerite Fisher, Marie
Frani, Bernard C. Gavlt, Nellie M.
Hathaway, Laura Mae Hay ward. Alma
M. Hess, Joseph L. Hirsch, Laura E
Hess. Zella Irish, Stanley P. ' Irvln,
Walter Jarnecke. C. Murrel Jewett,
Alice Locklin, Rulo E. Mlnard, Bernard L. Plumb, Claudia Schrieber, Fany L. Shea, Phamie Shine, Mabel Fern
Sprague. Ferrell Staley, Gladys E
Younger.
The Commencement calendar Is as
follows:
Friday June 2nd, Inter-society De
bate. Sunday June 4th, Baccalaureate Ser mon.
Monday June 5th, Senior Class Day
Exercises.
Tuesday June 6th, Senior Reception
Wednesday June 7th, Junion-Senior
Banquet.
Thursday, June 8th, Commencemen
Exercises. Friday June 9th, Alumni Banquet
While his brother was out along the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend line
looking" for his mangled reratgJee
Earle was at Whitakers livery barn la Hammondcleaning a mess of the finest bull frogs that has been seen in
this city in some time. Hammond was
shocked by the news that George had
been killed on the Lake Shore rail
road. Earle was. called up on the tele
phone and asked if he was dead. He,
like Mark Twain, said that the report
was greatly exaggerated. He said he did not understand how such a rumor
could have become current.
Earle has been camping in the vi
cinity of Long Lake and spends
great deal of his time looking for . bull
frogs. That he was successful in his
quest is shown from the fact that he
got over 100 big bull frogs.
Whitaker says that some of them
are as big as squirrels. Up to a late
hour this afternoon William Earle had
not returned from the search for his
brother.
The report caused a great deal o
trouble, in another way. It was first
reported that Earle had been killed by an Indiana Harbor Belt railroad at Dune Park. The local agent of the Michigan Central road made inquiries
all along the road In an effort to determine the truth of the report.
The same was done by the agent of
the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
railroad in this city. The practical
Joker, whoever he is, who started the
story, caused a lot of trouble. The story reached The Times this morning at 9 o'clock and reporters and correspondents were not called off the Job of
verifying or denying the story until this afternoon.
MEETING WAS SOI SIZZLER
League Directors Meet in
Hammond; Tom O'Connell Objects to Hand Bill, and Two Teams Want the Head of Umpire White.
CHAUFFEURS CHOICE FOR HUSBANDS BY DAUGHTERS OF ST. LOUIS MILLIONAIRE.
The sizzling heat of last evening was
not needed to add to the warmth of the meeting held by the directors and offi
cers of the Northern Indiana Base Ball
Association at President W. J. McAleer's office In the Hammond building. The meeting was sufficiently warm by
heat of Its own generation.
A number of matters came up which
served to keep interest at high key. President McAleer was obliged to leave
early owing to the illness of Mrs. Mc
Aleer, and he turned the chair over to
J. J. Freeman who presided during the
remainder of the evening. But Mr. McAleer did not leave before Thomas O'Connell had brought up heated discussion No. 1.
This was based on a hand bill cir
culated by the East Chicago Club In Indiana Harbor, last Sunday, when East Chicago played Whiting on the Harbor grounds, and Indiana Harbor went
to Crown Point to play the Hub tean.. The bill to which Mr. O'Connell took
exceptions contained in large type, the words, "Stay at Home and See the Best
Game of the Season." The Indiana
Harbor director thought it was not
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J.
A ORN
MOVES
E TOO FAR
Contractor-Does Too Good a
Job and Moves Building Block Too Far.
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NHON AND MEYER ARE MENTIONED
Two More Good Men Spoken of in Connection With School Board.
ILEXES
OKSJlLY
Three months after millionaire Andrew J. O'Eeilly, of Louis, disowned his favorite daughter, because sue eloped with C. II. Lewis, a chauffeur, another daughter, Helen has announced her betrothal to T. i. Cldwell, also a chauffeur. Miss Helen is to have a formal wedding, however, while Elizabeth eloped with her lover. E'izabeth laughed heartily when she beard that another chauffenr as to enter the family.
W. W. McMaTion of Hammond is being mentioned for a position on the board of education in Hammond. Judge McMahon is well liked and it is believed that he would use good Judgment on the board. There is a good deal of speculation as to what the council will do in this
matter. There are a good many influences being brought to bear in the
matter and it is hard to tell Just what
will be done.
LeGrand T. Meyer is another man who is being mentioned for the place.
His friends say that he would stand
squarely against any efforts to "put
one over," and would be a capable man
in the place. The list of candidates has grown un
til it includes, in addition to the above.
Henry Bicknell, Dr. T. Edwin Bell,
Walter Hammond, Dr. T. W. Oberlin.
Dr. W. F. Howat and a number of oth
ers who have been suggested by their
friends.
TALK OF 1'BRIENS CANDIDACY FRARDED SIMPLY BU
I
RAILROADS WILL FIGHT BOULEVARD
GIRL GETS RING BACK.
The case of Morris Croak came up in
Judge Barnett's court this morning
and it will be taken under advisement until tomorrow morning.
Flora Schutz, the Lansing girl who
had Croak arrested, still claims that Croak took the ring from her and
would not return it. Faying that he had left it on the train when going to Milwaukee. The ring was returned
to the girl this morning and she values
it at $50.
Attorney Conroy acted for Croak
this morning and entered a plea that he be dismissed on the ground that
the ring was not taken with the at tempt of stealing it.
Croak was released from the station
last night and a $50 bonds, which was
secured by his brother.
Just what the hot weather will do to sweltering mortals was demonstrat
ed in West Hammond this morning
when John Ahlborn. a West Hammond
housemover, moved a two-story building a block beyond its destination. He was busy moving it back this afternoon in the hope of getting away with it before any of his friends learned of his mistake, but as a two-story structure cannot very easily be carried around in a vest pocket, the story leaked out. Ahlborn had the contract of moving the building, formerly known as "Rosie's Place," from No. 6 State street, near the state line, to Ingraham ave
nue. Instead he went as far as Wentworth avenue. One explanation may be
found in the fact that the house was bei ng moved so fast that Ahlborn did not realize what speed he had until it was too late.
Lrarns of Mlatake Too I.ate. All morning long the residents along
the thoroughfare heard Ahlborn's commanding voice saying "Heave ho, altogether, down on your bars, swing to the right .heave ho."
Is . Peter W .Meyn moving another
house Into West Hammond? was the bored query from the villagers as they
leaned over their gates to watch the house move by.
"Heave ho" was the only answer they
received as the creaking noises of the rollers and planks grew dim in the dls-
stance.
Anioorn mignt nave continued on
toward Burnham road had he not
stopped at Wentworth avenue to wipe
the sweat from his brow with a red
bandana handkerchief.
- "Donnerwetter,"by the beard of Barbarossal where are we anyhow?" muttered the contractor as he sized up his surroundings, "we must have been going some. Right about face, heave ho." When he was fairly well started on the return trip to Ingraham avenue Ahlborn is said to have run as fast as possible In order to head off the movers at Ingraham avenue.
SOME HOT DAY.
Lake county began suffering from
the excessive heat again at 8 o'clock
was In progress.
It was said at the weather bureau
that no surprise need be felt if Thurs
day's high record 94.2 degrees, with
two deaths would be exceeded.
Fayette Street Oiled.
Otto Knoezer superintended the oil
ing of Fayette street today with a force of men, and has invented a sprinkler that is a great improvement of the one he used last year. The Job was done
in thorough fashion, and It Is to be re
gretted that every street in Hammond
cannot be treated with oil.
TIMES Bl'REAl', AT- STATE; CAWTAU. . . '..nL-, Indianapolis. Ind., May JC-The talk about William II, O'Brien. state auitor, being a candidate 'for the democratic nomination for governor next year, is believed to be without foundation. In fact, O'Brien 'himself insists that he will not be a candidate. Thomas Taggart came to town a day or two ago, and he and Samuel M. Ralston, Mr. O'Brien. Peter J. Kruyer of South Bend
and several other well known party leaders Just "happened to meet" at the Denison hoteL They talked politics, but it was learned afterward that it related more to Ralston's candidacy than to anything else. O'Brien has let It be known that he does not want the nomination for governor. He can be, and will be, renominated for auditor of state, and that po
sition gives him as rritich or more, poitlcajitprestl ge ; thanjgi ej "gtrve roor has. It., may be that he win ""go - after the nomination for governor in 1916, but saying that he will be the candidate in 1912. Ralston Is still in the lead among the democrats mentioned for the nomination for governor. The Taggart crowd is back of him almost to a man, regardless of the reports that Taggart 'would back O'Brien. Ralston is as close to Taggart as is O'Brien, and has as strong a claim on his support for a nomination as any man in the state. Ralston has helped to push along the Taggart road roller for years, and it is not believed that Taggart will forget this fact. Ralston believes he will be nominated for governor. Some ofhis friends
go so far as to predict that he will
New York Central Lines
Will Battle in the Courts Against Miller's Proposed
100-Foot Boulevard From
Town Center to Lake.
TRIO TRIES TO GET NEW ALLIANCE
Finneran - Carmody-O'Con
nor Triumvirate Kicked Out of Collins-McNulty Try to Establish Themselves With Reed-Murphy.
That railways will vigorously oppos
the town of Miller's plan for a one
hundred foot boulevard leading from the city to Lake Michigan is evidenced
by the atltude of their attorneys. The
railway" officials assert that the pro
posed highway will cut into a railway
yard eight mile slong which the New York Central lines intend to build in the near future, land for this purpose already having been secured. However, President William Olander of the Miller town board and the people are fully determined that they shall not be shut off from their lake front as the people of Gary are. Following the action of the town
Kicked out of the Collins-McN"lty
faction of electrical workers, Finneran
Carmody land O'Connor are now seeking
to establish an alliance with the ReedMurphy faction. They are as welcome
there as road agents trying to attend a pink tea, and their chances of getting in are about as large as a cart wheel
with the hub and spokes knocked out.
Finneran, Carmody and O'Connor
were branded labor outlaws, by the action of the International officers of the
Collins-McNulty faction, who revoked the charter of local 571, which the three had prostituted, and in stead Issued a
new one for local 697, leaving the trio
in the cold.
Z80 Wanta No Dirty Support. Having lost out with the Collins-Mc
Nulty faction in whose name the three
labor pirates had outraged the Calumet district labor situation for years, they now turn to the Reed-Murphy faction. They have sent word to the officers of
Local 280 of the Reed-Murphy faction, asking them for a conference with the understanding that they would give their support to help "whip" local 69T of the Collins-McNulty faction. There has been no conference as yet, and there will be none according to representatives members pf 280. Jn other words they do not want any of the support that Finneran, Carmody and O'Con--nor could give. Fred Newell a member of 280 sail this morning that Judging from the sentiment that had ; been expressed by members of the local to which h blotigs they don't want any dealing with tbethree. v e,- - ' "The yartois crafts have agreed' to e neutral withijsjgafa to the electrical unions," said Mr. Newell, "and we are not seeking to 'whip' anybody, much less do it with Finneran, Carmody and O'Connor."
LATEST MEWS
REILLEY GIVEN A Fl JEWEL
SHEA GETS PATENT.
Superintendent Tom Shea has Just secured a patent on an end plate for springs. Just what are the advantages of the new article are known only to the builders of cars. The following are the claims that are made for his patent: As a new article of manufacture, an end plate for springs provided with a downwardly extending Hp adapted to be bent into clamping engagement with the end of the spring leaf permanently to secure the plate there. As a new article of manufacture, an end plate for semi-elliptic springs provided with dowels for engagement with the spring leaf and' provided on its outer end with a downwardly extending lip adapted to the bent into clamping engagement with the spring leaf end permanently to secure the plate thereon."
The Elks held their regular meeting last night and a number of important matters were taken up and disposed o'l. The feature of the meeting was the
presentation of a beautiful Jeweled watch charm to Past Exalted Ruler John , F. Reilly. The charm was presented to Mr. Reilly by the members of the lodge, to show their appreciation for his faithful work in behalf of the lodge during his last term of office. Dr. Clark received the honor of presenting the charm to Mr. Reilley, and, of course. Poo did his share of the performance most successfully. No candidates appeared for initiation and the lodge closed with a short social session.
It was decided last night to hold only one meeting a month during the warm weather and the meeting will now be held the last Thursday night of each month.
land the nomination on thej first ballot, j plea of John B. Peterson and W. B.
Van Home, attorneys for the ew York
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THQUS
WiE AT STANDARD
No new orders have been received at the Standard Steel Car company. However, the reports that the plant is to shut down entirely seems to be unfounded. There are now about 1,000 employed in the passenger car department of the plant. Small passenger car orders keep coming lh, and it is believed that there
Is snough work in this department to
keep the plant-running until along in the winter. Following. the report that the United
States Steel company has purchased the
Standard Steel . Car company, there ifl
another to the effect that the same
company has purchased the Haskall Barker plant at Michigan City. Neitb
er of these reports are given very much
credence in well informed circles.
MRS. NASON IS. BURIED YESTERDAY The funeral of Mrs. F. C. Mason was held from the family residence on Sibley street yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
The house was crowded with sorrow-
GREEN SAYS
Manager Green, of the Hammond,
Whiting & East Chiago Railway com
pany, said today that he is not at all afraid of the big traction schemes which are being promoted all over the
region. Too many lines are in the hands of receivers. Take the Southern Illinois
Central lines, and confirming the resolution by unanimous vote
A big fight will now take place be
tween the railroads and the town board the latter having appealed the case.
Attorney Irwin McDowell of Chicago
representing the lake front property
owner was present at the meeting and
was in favor of opening the boulevard
100 feet wide. In fact, he representing the property owners is willing to dedicate 50 feet of land running the entire
length in order that the thoroughfare may be constructed. When the Lake Shore built one of their lines over the property owners lands they agreed that at any time they were willing to construct three crossings. Attorney McDowell now holds the agreement.
The meeting last Wednesday was a warm cne and many generalities were indulged in between the attorneys.
FUNERAL
DIAZ RESIGNS AT LAST. Mexico City, May 26. President Porflrio Diaz in a letter read by the president of the chamber of deputies yesterday afternoon resigned the presidency of the Republic of Mexico. Francisco Leon de la Barra, late ambassador to Washington, was chosen provisional president.. He took the oath of office at noon today in the yellow parlor of the national palace.
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INQUEST
ing friends who came to pay ts.eir last ! comnJ'tor '"stance. It is
respects to her memory. The floral offerings were abundant and very beautiful. The services were very impressive and the Rev. G. R. Streeter and W. F. Switzer officiated. Each pastor gave touching tributes to her memory and . loving character. . The pall bearers selected were three from the carpenters' local and three from the church. They were: W. C. Belman, John Reid,. Henry Zoll, Henry Merrill, L. Forch and William Newton. Interment was-held at Oak Hill ceme-
there is here,-and yet it has been in the hands of a receiver. , v "Green says that his company believes in going slow and making good as it goes. In his opinion that is the only way in which a traction system may be successfully built up.
IT'S ENEMIES CALL THE TIMES A YELLOW PAPER. THE TIMES IS PROUD OF IT. THE YELLOW PAPERS ARE FEARLESS .AND THE PEOPLE READ THEM.
The funeral of Thomas Mahoney, who was killed by a Nickel Plate train last Wednesday morning, will be held from the Neidow chapel, on State street Sunday afternoon. Interment will be held at Oak Glen cemetery and the services and arrangements will be in charge of the Odd Fellows, in which he was a staunch and loyal memHer. He Is a member of the Odd Fellows, No. 766, at Hegewisch, and also at South Chicago, No. 135, Coroner Shanklin held the inquest j'esterday, but will be unable to give out his decision until late today. If Mahoney has any relatives anywhere, nothing has been learned about thftn, or where they live, as he left
nothing in the fOrm of papers or letters to locate them. He left about $200 and an administrator will be appointed.
MTEAGH MAY RESIGN. Washington, May 26. A persistent rumor that Franklin MacVeagh of Chicago would resign his position as Secretary of the Treasury not later than July 1 was the principal topic of conversation at the White House today, although the President informed callers he had not heard of the Cabinet officer's intention. Following the resignation of Secretary of War Dickinson, It was freely predicted that Secretary MacVeagh would soon withdraw. Mr. Dickin
son and Mr. McVeagh are DemocraU.
NECK DEEP IN POST HOLE. New York, May 26. Mrs. Catherine Pelieger was standing neck deep In a post hole in front of the lawn of her mother's home at Union Course, Queensborough, at da'wn today, while half a dozen laborers were waiting near by for her to come out so that they might plant an electric light pole at the spot where she was standing. She had relieved her mother, Mrs. Peter Schloreth, at 7:30 o'clock last night.
Board Adjourns Meeting. The West Hammond board adjourned last 'night without holding a session. In honor of Louis Peters, the father of Henry Peters, a member of the present board. The next meeting will be held in two weeks
$,500 BRICKMAKERS IDLE. Chicago, 111., May 26. Many thousand laborers and mechanics have been thrown out of work and building operations involving millim have been tied up by the strike of 2, 500 brickmakers. Brickyards for a radius of fifty miles about Chicago have been shut down and when contractors imported brick . from other cities they were confronted by a strike of the teamsters. Teamster refused to handle the brick bocaue it was alleged to have been made by nonunion men.
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