Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 293, Hammond, Lake County, 1 June 1911 — Page 1

BEE LA WEATHER. CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED TODAT AND TOMORROW. EDITION VOL. V., NO. 293. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1911 ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 3 Cent Copy.)

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Hammond Lawyer in Caldwell Case Stumps Venire . Members With Knotty Query Which Makes Them Do Some Thinking. What Is regarded as one of the most clever questions that has ever been put to a Jury In a criminal case is being empolyed by the defense to test the Jurors tn the Caldwell payroll conspiracy case which Is on trial In the Lake Superior court. The question la, "If you wer the defendant in this case would you be willing to be tried by a Jury of twelve men each of whom were in the same frameof mind that you are at the present time?" The answer to .this question usually reveals the frame of mind of the Juror if he is at all conctentous. If he winces, hesitates or gives an answer that Is not decisive it leaves a big question in the mind of the lawyer as to his desirability as a Juror. It is expected that It wilt take all of the rest of the day to secure the Juror In the Caldwell case. This is an indication of the extreme care that Is being exercise in the selection of the twelve men who are to try Caldwell. ' The case is on trial before Judge lawrence Becker of Room No. 2. It is expected to take the rest of the term or a period of at least four weeks. It is rrobably the most important criminal case that Judge Becker has ever tried. STOLEN TAXICA8 IS Passenger Ordered Out of Car at Point of Revolver. The taxicab which was reported stolen In West Hammond when three men made the driver of the car get out of the machine and then drove away with it, has been reported found abandoned in Chicago near 63rd street. The machine headed towards East Chicago from here and from there all trace of it were lost. The driver of the machine told the story that he drove these three men out from Chlcagd, and when they reached the Schrunt place at West Hammond one of the men drew a revolver and demanded that he get out of the car, which he did . Another man took the wheel then and they all drove away. Jhe machine was seen going down Hohman street. The machine was' found abandoned early yesterday morning and up to now they have found no trace of the men. Holds Special Meeting. The Hammond Motor Boat club will hold a special meeting this evening in its club house,- the object of the meeting being to set a date for the formal opening- of the boating season and make tentative plans for the same. Other business matters will also be brought up, but the opening day question will be the pricipal one. CALIFORNIA SOCIETY JOAQUIN MILLER isfer mm M J

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The California Society of Washington, D. C, la trying to eav from total destruction the Joaquin MUler cabin on Rock orek, wbicn "The I'oet of the Sierras" built twenty-five years ago and waera be lived for several years. The cabin must be moved to make room for the home to be erected by Henry White, former . Ambassador to France.

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E A REAL CITY President W. H. Seaman of Gary & Southern Writes to The Times. PLEADS FOR THE CHANGE Letters have been received by The Times from W. H. Seaman president of the Gary & Southern Traction Company with offices In Chicago advising Crown Point citizens to endorse and vote for the making of Crown Point a city at next Tuesday's election. Mr. Seaman Is naturally Interested in the welfare of the district which will be affected by his road operations and believes the making of Crown Point a city would be a big step toward Its material advancement and progress. The letter from Mr. Seaman is given in full below and shows the serious intentions of the president of the traction company in building his line and the interest he Is taking in the welfare of the district: "Chicago, 111., June 1. Editor Times: "Dear Sir: I sincerely hope the election to be held on Tuesday will result in Crown Point becoming a city. "Lake County is now second only -to Marion in ten state in population and leads all counties In manufacturing. It is only a matter of a few years when Lake County will be first in point of population, and certainly it is befitting that Its county seat should keep In pace in all things with the growth of the county. "The Gary & Southern Traction Company will have its line of electric railway in full operation from Gary to Crown Point within a few months. The electric road alone should make Crown Point alone a "city of homes' and if the spirit of progress is to take possession of Crown Point now is the time to have It manifested. Tours very truly, "H. W. SEAMAN, "Pres.. Gary & Southern Traction Co." FRICTION NOTED IN RiniBAGH JOB Differences of Such Nature That Trouble Isn't Expected to Last Long. Friction between the Journeymen tinners and the master tinner is said to have been responsible for the withdrawal of the Journeyman plumber on the Rimbach residence now under construction on Sibley street. . . The plumber In the employ of William Klelhege was called off in sympathetic strike, but the work is of such a nature that William Kleihege, the master plumber on the Job, could proceed alone with it today. The tin work on the building is In the hands of Van Sickle of the Hammond Cornice works. There appears to be Home difference of opinion among the Journeymen tinners themselves. Just what the nature of their grievance against their employers is, and if this Is as it is reported to be, no big hitch in the tin work is expected. BACK HOME AGAIN. Mrs. Charles Surprise of Ruth street, who underwent an operation for ap pendicitis at the Wesley hospital in Chicago nine days ago, is at home again, she having recuperated sufficiently (60 the change could be made yesterday. She made the trip In an automobile accompanied by her hus band as the guest of Mrs. A. M. Turner, who called for her at the hospital. TRYING TO SAVE HOME IN WASHINGTON -vi ;

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Returning Autoists, One a Former Hammond Man, Have Exciting Experience in Indiana After Stealing Farmer's Suckling Pig. WHAT F. C. WILLIAMS SAID. . You can take it from me that whenever I go on "any more auto rides through Indiana with a party and they get an ardent yearning for young pig. they will have to let me out of the machine and do their own stealing. I solemnly hold up my right hand and say "Never again." FRANK C. WILLIAMS. Chased by an irate Newton county farmer, bis- son and hired man armed with shotguns, because they picked up a fat little Poland China suckling- pig, a party of four Indianapolis-Chicago autoists, returning from the speedway race "blew into" Hammond shortly before noon today with a tale of adventure that makes the late lamented battle of Juarez look like an ice cream sociable. Four In Party. In the party were Frank C. Williams, formerly of Hammond; John A. rickes of Aurora and Misses Jessica Salfisburg and Winnie Browne, two broiler friends of Mr. Dickes, "who simply think young pig is too lovely for anything" when accompanied by the customary cold bottle. And thereby hangs a tale. When the big Dickes Cadillac was bowling along this morning north between Alx and Thayer Miss Browne's bright 'blue eyes noticed a litter "of Poland Ovi&a, auekltaiM4:F-AXs-j!LT. side arid "expressed a desire for one to Mr. Dickes. Nothing doing' but for Dickes to shut off his gas and the four chased the litter into an orchard behind which was reared the lowly domicile of a husky farmer, who, as the party afterwards found out, was watching the proceedings from the time the auto stopped. Mr. Williams, having the longest legs, outsprinted his companions and tripping on a bunch of stubble fell flat on his prize. The Farmer Was Hot. By this time the farmer in language not at all fit for Sunday school picnics, shouted: "What in air you doin' to thet pig o' mine?" "Why, we are Just going to give it a little automobile ride, have you any objections?" gleefully retorted Mr. Dickes as he advised the "broilers" to cut lickety split for the touring car. Mr. Williams says the party evidently thought they were playing "last man in," for when he got to the machine and threw the pig in the tonneau, Mr. Dickes was seated placidly at the wheel advising him as official cranker of the party "to get a blankety-blank move on him or get shot." When Frank got the engine purring the machine was under way and he had to scramble in as best he could, his legs dangling out over the side of the car for 200 yards before he could get breath enough to fall inside. By this time the farmer and his son and hired man, two of them with shotguns, had clambered in a light wagon hitched to a team of horses and were coming rattlety-clack after the auto faster than Paul Revere on his memorable ride. The broilers were screaming, the pig squealing and the infuriated tillers of the Newton county loam were threatening to shoot unless the auto was stopped. "Shoot your antiquated revolutionary muskets," snorted Mr. Dickes, and just then bang-bang and birdshot hailed over the hood. In his excitement Dickes flooded his carburetor and the engine nearly came to a stop. On came the farmers and for two miles, with an occasional volley from the Jaspers, the merriest little race that ever was pulled off in Newton cqunty b'gosh, took place. Then mind triumphed over matter and the touring car, lurching from one side of the road to the other, leaping over bumps, the broilers in the air one moment and the pig in the air the next, gradually drew ahead and plenty of rubber was burned between Thayer and Hammond for fear the farmers would telephone the. Lake county authorities. But Mr-.' Williams will not have roast young pig and apple sauce for dinner tonight, and doesn't care what John L. Dickes of Aurora has. NEW BAKERY GOING UP Charles Speichert, the building contractor, today v broke ground for the new F. C. Dietrich bakery building which is to be located at the corner of Truman and Calumet avenues. The structure, whiten- will be of brick and stone, will be two stories in height with bakery and confectionery rooms on the first floor and flat room on the second floor. Mr. Spiechert expects to rush the work through 'without delay.

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RnlLROIII HUS himmi escape Switchman Found Dangling From Boof of Box Car.

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(Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., June 1. G. W. Allsopp, of 1007 One Hundred and Forty-fourth street, escaped deatb seemingly by a miracle yesterday. Allsopp Is a switchman and works for the Terminal railroad.' He went out with his train as usual yesterday at 7 o'clock, riding on top of a box car. Near Blue Island the train pulled up and waited for the switchman to come up and manipulate a switch which It was necessary to do before the train proceeded. The switchman, however, failed to appear and the crew became alarmed and started a search for him. They found him lying oi top of the box car he had started out on, in a helpless condition. Both his arms were paralized and he lay with both legs dangling over the roof of the car. In Imminent danger of falling off with every Jolt of the train. .How long he had lain there he himself could not tell, but he is certain that he had traversed over six miles of the Journey In this perilous position. Allsopp was taken to Blue Island where he was placed in St. Francis Hospital, and at last reports he seemed to be improving. Allsopp is a brotheY-in-law of W. P. Jeppeson, assistant city treasurer of this city. NEW LAW FIRM. (Special to Thh Times.) . Crown Point, Ind., June 1. It is reported that a new law firm has been organsed in Crown Point, composed of J. Frank Meeker, George Hershman and Edwin Knight. Mr. Meeker will cont'nue in the regular practice of civil and criminal cases while his co-partners will devote their time to matters connected with the sale and transfer of lands and real estate and the examining of titles, in which phases of the law they have made a specialty. LEAVE FOR EUROPE. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., June 1. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fisher and daughter. Claude W. Allman and John E. Luther left this morning for Europe to be gone on a visiting and sight-seeing tour of the British Isles and European countries for six or eight weeks. Their first principal stop will be made at Glasgow, Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher will remain with relatives in Scotland while Mr. Luther and Mr. Allman are "doing" the continent. tlED THINGS THAT YOU DON'T WANT CAN BH SOLD IF YOtT ADVERTISE IN THE TlMHS

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- y r V3T 'f AUTO TOURIST HITS AHMiiBOY Elmore Agent Runs Into Five-Year-Old on Columbia Avenue. SEASON'S ALTO ACCIDENTS IN REGION INJURED IN REGION 27 MACHINES WRECKED 22 Harry K. Conklin of Joliet, 111., while driving an automobile from the races at Indianapolis, struck the 5-year-old son of John Molkiewicz, 565 Moss avenue, on Columbia avenue, about 7:30 last night. The lad was not seriously injured and escaped with a few bruises and a small cut on his forehead from the fender, which Conklin claimed hit him. "I was driving north on Columbia avenue, and noticing a train crossing the street, I slowed up to about ten miles an hour," said Conklin. "Ahead of me I noticed three children across the road in front of me, where they had been playing in the ditch, when I got almost up to them the Malkiewicz lad also got out of the ditch and attempted to cross in front of my machine. I put on my emergency brake, but could not stop in time to keep from striking the boy. Had I been going a little faster the lad would likely would have been killed." A crowd of angry foreigners gathered around the driver of the car and started to shout "Kill him." They probably would have done this if it hadn't been for Jacob Friedman, who happened along at the time and placed him under arrest. Conklin was brought to the station, where he and two other men who were with him spent the night . Conklin is an agent for tha Elmore Motor cars at Joliet, 111., and was on his way to Joliet when the accident happened. AUTO DITCHED NEAR ST. JOHN AND DYER (Special to The Times.) Dyer, Ind.. June 1. The new Bull 30 still lies in the ditch at the bottom of a curved hill midway between St. John and this place, and whether any one was Injured or not is still unknown. The car, going at a high rate of speed, crashed off the curve at the bottom of the hill, into a ditch containing a foot of water. The front axle was snapped off. The machine, a five-passenger car. bears the Illinois license tab 12S0. It Is reported that the occupants were taken to Chicago uninjured, but stories are also circulated here that there was at least one injured. Sheriff Grant sent deputies from Crown Point yesterday to clear up the mystery. THE MOST WIDELY READ NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN INDIANA THH TIMES. " -

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An explosion in the feed house of the American Maize Products plant at Koby occurred this morning at 7:20, but without injury to anybody. The property damage will probably not go much higher than $500. The only explanation that can be given for the explosion is that a spark of fire which became Ignited In some inexplicable manner in an adjoining building traveled through a pipe Into the feed house and set the dust afire. Explosions of this nature are more 10 jBED null With the avowed Intention of Impeaching every officeholder In East Chicago from the mayor down proceedings were started In the Lake, superior court this afternoon to oust Mayor A. G. Schlieker. A dozen charges are made against the mayor. Under the law he will be compelled to go to trial within twenty days and there can be no delay In this proceedings. Mayor Schlieker will either vindicate himself or will share the fate of Albert Lewis his subordinate, and his fate will be known within a month. The charges that are preferred against Schlieker are as follows: 1. That he refused and neglected to perform the duties of hisNofflce by prethose who are guilty of such Infractions of the law. 2. That he permitted houses of illfame to exist, and did not take the necessary steps to suppress them. 3. That he permitted the employes of the city to build private roads and driveways for the Lake County Ice & Cold Storage company, of which he is president. 4. That he allowed the teams of the Lake County Ice & Cold Storage Co. to work for the city for pay when he is directly Interested in the company. 5? That he permitted the purchase of coal from the Union Coal company at 4.B0 a ton when the city had a contract for the purchase of coal at $1.87 F. CHURCH WILL LOCATE IIIBOSTOri American Rubber Co. to Employ U. S. Metals Constructing Engineer. Melvln F. Church has accepted a position with the American Rubber Co. of Boston, Mass., and has decided to leave Hammond. He recently returned from a trip to Boston, where he was made an excellent proposition and accepted it. Mr. Church was formerly the constructing engineer for the United States Metals Refining company. He has been in Hammond for a number of years with the exception of a period of two years that he spent constructing a plant in Peru. His absence from Hammond will be regretted by his many friends. Church has been active in the University club, where he holds the position of vice president. The return to Hammond was for the purpose of completing his arrangements to leave the city. He will leave for Boston on Saturday or Sunday. WELL KNOWN WOMAN TO BE . BURIED SAT. .t The fiieral of Miss Sadie Bates, formerly of Lowell, will be held from the residence, 334 Plummer avenue. Hammond. Saturday morning at- 8 o'clock. The services will be short at the home and the Rev. W. F. Switzer will officiate. The remains will then be taken to the Monon depot, where the body will be taken to Lowell on the 9:29. At Lowell services will be held at the Lowell M. E. church. ' Rev. Switzer will assist Rev. Bruce of the M. E. church during" the services. Interment will be held at the Lowell cemetery. Miss Bates formerly lived at Lowell and leaves a large host of friends there to mourn her death. BOARD OF REVIEW MEETS THIS WEEK The reports of the assessors of the various townships of the county, with the exception of North Township, have been made to Auditor Charles Johnson at Crown Point. The board of review is composed of Auditor Johnson, Treasurer Albert Maack and Assessor William Black together with two members who are appointed by Judge William C. McMahon of the Lake Circuit Court. The tiession of the board of review Is likely to be a lengthy one on account of the large amount of the valuation of the county.

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or less expected and the buildings are built accordingly, providing a went spot in the structure for the blowout. In the feed mill building the weak spot proved to be In the cupola, this having been covered with sheet metal. Fire started In several places in the building, but it was checked before It could make any headway. Captain Ryron and fire department No. 2 of Robertsdale answered the alarm call and remained on the scene for two hours guarding the property which was endangered. a ton and when William C. Harding, ' city street commissioner, was Interested In the company. 6. That he drew excessive pay from the. city for his services and allowed the payment of $600 a year to hla private secretary. , These are the charges which promise a great sensation when they are finally aired In court and the mayor hlmsef is placed on trial. The affidavit is sworn to by Charles Pitzele of Bast Chicago. A great many of these charges are the result of the grand Jury Investigation which caused such a sensation a month or .so ago, and resulted in the indictment of a large number of city officials and others. If Mayor Schlieker is ousted f romOffice It will be necesSary. for the city council to elect a mayor to take his place. This in itself is likely to precipitate an interesting situation. City Attorney John Gavit of Hammond has been retained to prosecute the action against Schlieker and his success in the case of Albert Lewis. Schlieker's chief of police, seems to insure the thorough prosecution of the case. The proceedings were started on the relation of Charles E. Greenwald. whose efforts to clean up East Chicago have been more spectacular than any prosecutions .since those instituted byothers years ago. FINAL DECISION BEACHED. ' Indianapolis, Ind., ' June 1. Joe Dawson, driving a Marmon, won fifth place In the 500 mile automobile race held here Tuesday, according to a complete check announced at 2 o'clock this morning by C. E. Shuart, manager of the Indianapolis Motor speedway, one of the checking officials. No changes Were made in tho j first four places i judges.. Dawson awarded is placed by the ahead of jDe Palma, who drove a Simplex. juerz, in a National, is given seventh place and Turner, In an Amplex, eighth. EARTHQUAKE IN WEST INDIES. St. George, Grenada, D. V. I., Juno 1. A violent earthquake shook thla city and neighboring villages at 3:14 o'clock yesterday, A number of houses were destroyed and several persons were injured. MRS. HARRIMAN TO FOUND UNIVERSITY Mrs. Edward H. Harrlman announces her Intention to . round a -great university at a place in toe West,, yet to be selected, as a memorial to her lat husband It will be modeled on tte plan ot the Le land Stanford University in CaUlor r Ola. '

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