Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 305, Hammond, Lake County, 15 June 1911 — Page 1

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WKATHKR. FAIR TODAY; UNSETTLED AND WARMER FRIDAY. IE EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers S Cent Copy.) iVOL. V., NO. 305. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1911.

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COUNT M. E: Lauerman Elected State Vice Chief Ranger; Three Other Hammond Men Are Honored; Whit ing Man Also Is Named. TIMES' BIREAV, AT STATE CAPITA! Indianapolis, Ind., June 15. Ham mond gets the next year's meeting: of the Indiana Catholic Order of Foresters. M. L. Lauerman of Hammond was elected state Vice Chief Ranger and George Kussmaul and George Hanlon of Hammond were elected members of board of trustees. Lauerman, John J. Molloy and Louis H. Busha of Ham rnond and D. J. Paskwitz of Whiting elected delegates to the national meet Ing at Cleveland. The C. O. F. in state eession here only considered one other city, Lafayette but the Tippecanoe boys were not as strong as the Lake county boys. , Include All AnmmKmmtn. A resolution Was passed providing dues for members shall be so arranged by the various courts that they will Include all assessments. Officers were elected by the conven tion as follows: Chief State Ranger John A. Herzog, Mishawaka. State Vice Chief Ranger M. E. Lauerman, Hammond. State Secretary Louis II. Busha, La fayette. Treasurer Jacob Dienhart, Lafay ette. Trustees Edward P. Hon an, Rens pelaer; Paul Weber, Attica; George Kussmaul. Hammond; George Hanlon (Continued on Page 7.) CHIEF NOW TURNS ATTEHTION TO MUZZLES Six more dogs were absent from the roll call this afternoon when the police returned from a dog search. They were killed on the north and east sides this morning. "Dog owners must secure proper muzzles for their dogs or they will be shot like the rest' of them," said Chief Austgen, this morning. "The law requires a heavy wire muzzle and must he tied or straped so they cannot come loose. Some of the dog owners have leather muzzles on their dogs, and it is possible for some of them to open their jaws as far as if they didn't have any muzzle on at" all. A dog is a dog, and not one better than the other when they are mad and the public must be protected.' Party Being Made Up. It ia yet too early to know just who will make the trip,, to Indianapolis with tbe Indiana society. A. M. Turner and wife, John E. Fitzgerald and wife, Peter Crumpacker and wife. Dr. H. E. Sharrer and wife. W. G. Paxton and wife, a'l of Hammond, and George V. Lewis and wife of East Chicago, will go, but the list may be increased before the train leaves. HEAD OF SALVATION ARMY COMING HERE WW Gen. Ballington Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is coming to the United States In September. On bis return to England in November be will have an operation on his eyes, which will either cure him of long ailment or blind him.

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RAILROAD ACCIDENT 1911 RAILROAD RECORD IX LAKE COUNTY IXJIRED IX REGIOX KILLED IX REGIOX IS If Joml Ketche, a foreigner, was picked up yesterday afternoon near Pine Station along the right of way of the Lake Share railroad. The man had his head badly crushed and was bruised about the body. He was brought to Mercy hospital, where Dr. T. B. Templin attended him. He told a story this morning of falling off a freight train on which be was riding. His condition is not serious. LAKE GO'S. SPLENDID TIMES BIREAV. AT STATE CAPITAI Indianapolis, Ind.. June 13. In point of its wealth in railroads Lake county Is now the first in the state of Indiana. The state board of tax commisisoners today announced the total railroad as sessment valuation of Lake county and it reaches the stupendous figure of $17,382,667. Marion county is the next in the list with a valuation of $11,676,S76. It will be noticed that Marion county's valuation is not more than twothirds that of Lake's. It is proof of the great railroad and industrial development which the northern end of the state has experienced in the last few years. It Is expected that Lake county's total valuation will be not less than $60,000,000, and makes it apparent that at least one-quarter of it Is in the railroads. The large valuation in Lake county will provide abundant funds for the construction of schools, roads, .bridges and other 1mp&rtant public works." The railroads are taxed so much, a mile and this shows that Lake county has a larger mileage than any other county in the state. While Coroner E. M. Shanklin is not yet ready to give his verdict in the inquest for Henry Krogman, the farmer who was accidentally- killed on the Erie grade crossing outside of the south city limits last Saturday, he has decided to make a recommendation to the county commissioners which, if carried out. will partially eliminate chances fofaccidents such as occurred on Saturday. Inasmuch as the Erie and the C. & O. railroad tracks run parallel In a northwesterly direction, Coroner ShanVHn will anirpcf that tho rn m m t , . . , , , . . sioners buy a strip of land for a high.w. i, v. . , . . way, this highway to be located south . . , ... ui iiitr iracKS a-iiu i run piiruiiei wilii them and thus connect the Ridge road and Columbia avenue. In this way all the traffic on the Ridge road intending I iu suuiii M1 VUiuiiiuia avenue ILIIU ; vice versa wouta avoia tne two aeaaiy grade- crossings. The Ridge road run- ,

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nlng east and west and Columbia ave- For thisreason the wire muzzles are nue running north and south intersect advised. within a short distance of the tracks. j The police warn the dog-owning pubv Testimony ConfilctH. ' 11c that any dog which is not properly

The testimony of the various witnesses who testified at the coroner's in-1 quest was conflicting on the question j whether the engineer, 'William McClure, i blew his whistle for the crossing. He himself says he blew the whistle for the first crossing, that the second cross, ing had been reached and the accident happened' before he could blow the second crossing whistle or whistle for the tower. His fireman, A. L. Christ, says that he heard the crossing whistle and the tower whistle. The brakeman, W. L. Donkin, said he J heard the stock alarm whistle. The engineer said he blew his whistle after the accident to signal the crew that he would back up the train. P. A. Parry, one of the eye-witnesses to the accident, testified that he was , positive that no whistle whatever was sounded, and that the train was going at fully sixty miles an hour. He was positive In both staements and qualified them both. McClure and Christ saI4 they were running at the rate of forty miles an hour, on schedule time, while Donkin said that he thought the train was going about twenty miles an hour.

TWO HE BITTEN BY ANIIifiALS

Hammond Boys Attacked by Dogs Yesterday; Muzzles Found to Be Mere Makeshifts to Evade the Law Harbor Victim. Two more victims of dog bites were reported in Hammond yesterday, and until it has been definitely decided whether ' or not the animals were afflicted with rabies the victims ill live in fear of hydrophobia. The persons reported bitien yesterday were Ptrnard Gillls, a boy of school age residing at 73 Sohl street, and C. Schultz, who resides on tho north side. In each Vase the victims were bitten in the calf of the leg, the wound having been severe enough to lacerate the flesh. The do? which bit the GUlls boy wore a wire muzzle, but it was bo large that he liad no difficulty in opening hia mouth wide enough to grasp the. calf of the boy's leg. The animal Is said to belong to a neighbor of the Gillls family. The boy went to the office of Dr. B. W. Chidlaw, who cauterized the wound and took alt necessary precaution to prevent development of -hydrophobia. He also suggested the killing of the dog and its brain sent to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago for an examination for signs of rajaies. The dog who bit Mr. Schultz is not thought to have been mad. He was known to be a rather vicious brute, but Hr. Schultz, too, will take all precautions. One death has already resulted in Hammond because of a mad dog bite. Chief Peter Austgen said this morning that a muzzle alone is no protection against the killing of a dog if the muzale Is found to be ineffective. Half ojf the doga, running at large although muzzled could bite If they wanted to. and in many instances the muzzle is merely a makeshift to evade the law.rf' ----- - , - : HARBOR MAN BITTEN (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, June 15. Having just finished reading In The Times of yesterday that two people had died because of mad dog bites, James Thomas, a colored man, put the paper in his pocket and stepped into the alley in the rear of aMrtin's bakery, where he was attacked by a hig dog which bit him In the leg. Those who have seen the dog are satisfied that it is not ' mad, but t h o cnlnrpd man f frftrhtpnAfl fHno that hvdronhobia mav result. t Thomas is employed by Attorney J. A. Patterson. DOG KILLING BEGUN. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, June 15. The campaign against the unmuzzled dog has spread to East Chicago and Chief Leo McCormick is doing everything possible to elfhiinate the menace against life and health as represented by the danger of hydrophobia. The slaughter of the canines began three days ago. since which time on an average of thirteen a day have been I killed. Sergeant Mike Gorman and Offleers Meyer Rybecki, Ed Shields and Joe Lencioni are the squad which are making life miserable for East Chicago dogdom. In Indiana Harbor Officers Clyde Spencer and Gabriel Bedes are performing a similar office, while Of - ; firer Nick Meyers is doing the same for Oklahoma. . Sergeant Gorman, who Is in charge ' of the East Chicago squad, does not ap-1 . ,1 J, . prove of the strap muzzles and advises f. . , ., ..... i ' tiie wire uiia. n : upviaies niai il me strap devices are placed loosely about the dog's mouth, permitting him to pant, they are useless to prevent the animal from snapping. On the other It is the height of cruelty to I sirup a. uus jan suui, uu uul tile most thoughtless or stunld are aware. muzzled will be shot on sight. BOYS SUED FOR GARY SALOON BILL Two warrants were sworn out in Judge Ames' court yesterday morning by Peter and John Megal, for the arrest of Stanley Czyz, a fornter Gary saloonkeeper but now of Sodth Chl- ! eago. Kach boy made out an affidavit j charging Czys with selling Intoxlcating liquors to minors. i About two weeks ago Czyz garnisheod the boys' wages In Judge Atchison's court at East Chicago. The lads are employed at the American Maize plant. The case is being heard before Judge Atchison this morning. It seems that when Cry ran a saloon in Gary the boys frequented his placed and Czys allowed them to stay around and run up a. bill of $18, which Czyz Is trying to collect. The case will be tried before Judge Ames today If, the case In 'Judge Atchison's court is finished.

THE CORONA TION GIRL IS THE LA TEST; SHE IS GLORY -CROW NED AND BEAUTIFUL

And now we have tbe coronation coiffure. Fine ribbon, used as a filet, is wound in and about the puffs, as much to hold the coiffure In shape as for ornament. Pearled nands or ropes of pearls or of coral may be worn instead of the ribbon, but even without these embellish wonft th now tvt tfl1 w4T r nrr-j ti- coronation coiff"-

GRADUATING EXERCISES OF LAVl SCHOOL The Hon. J. Fred France, clerk of the supreme court, was expected to arrive at 4 o'clock via the' Monon from Indianapolis this afternoon in ' order to be present. at the commencement exercises of the Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law this evening at the First Presbyterian church. He will administer the oath of office to the five graduates admitting them to practice before the supreme court. Judge Lawrence Becker will administer the oath which admits the members of the class to practice in the county courts. ' The exercises will commence at 8 o'clock and are open to the general public. Variety la Program. Addresses by some very interesting speakers are on the jrogram. Dr. W. C. H. Keough, the dean of the college, has been heard by the public in Hammond on former occasions and is regarded as a finished speaker. He will make an address this evening. The principal speaker for the occasion will be Dr. Hubert M. Skinner, an author, poet and essayist and authority on educational matters. His connection with the Lincoln-Jefferson university adds to the interest in him. Dr. W. Mayes Martin, president of the institution, will confer the degrees and present the diplomas. The class of 1911 is composed of J. G. Vivian. Oscar B. Oisen, Earl E. Sailors, Patrick J. Toomey and Martin J. White. The program is Interspersed with vocal and Instrumental music. ADVERTISB TV THl TIMES. HER HUSBAND IS TO DIRECT EXPOSITION ColHer This to Mrs. D. C. Collier, of San Diego, Cal., whose husband la to be director-general of the Panama-California exposition in 1915.

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SAYS BELL ACTED VERY STRANGELY Charles W. Hotchkiss Says Former Packer Showed - InsanityiSIgns.f That Kossuth H. Bell exhibited signs of insanity was the testimony of Chas. W. Hotchkiss, general manager, of the Chicago & Indiana Southern railroad and the Indiana .Harbor Belt line, yesterday before Judge Owens in the county court, where Bell, who was once general manager of the Hammond Packing company, is on trial for his sanity. Mr. Hotchkiss testified that on Sept 29. 1908, Bell, who was then employed by the railroad company, left the fol lowing note on his desk: Dear Charley: At lunch today Generals Sheridan, Sherman and Grant. We discussed the project of building a highway 350 feet wide from Milwaukee to Springfield, 111. They wanted your services as consulting engineer. ' I have arranged for another conference. Yours truly KOS3. "I though it was a joke," said the witness, "but Bell insisted it was all right." Hotchkiss also told of a conference he attended at the Bell home in Woodlawn, in which Attorney George ' A. Trude and Bell and his wife participated. "Bell told me," he Lsaid, "that he would have to do something to keep 'that woman quiet' and Mrs. Bell suggested she be given $5,000." He. said the woman was Mrs. Alice Gelder and that Bell had known her since 1S96. HA1W TO BECOME STATION ON C. I. & S. Two Cities Expected to Contribute Liberally to the Read's Patronage. Hammond may.hecome a station on the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railroad. So much business "originates at the crossing of the Gary & Interurban railway line that the officials of the road are considering the matter of erecting a small depot, naming it Hammond and stopping all but the through trains there. In view of the fact that Gary has no north and south railroad and that the C, I. & S. reaches territory that is not reached by the Monon railroad, it Is believed thft.both Hammond and Gary would contribute to the patronage of the road. Eventually it is believed that the Hammond station will become one of the most important on the line. With both Hammond and Gary using this road the business done would be considerable. In addition it would help the business in those cities, by. making them more accessible from the country districts. TIMES' ADVERTISING COUNTS.

EI POWER DEAL CLOSED?

A report Is current In East Chicago to the effect that the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. closed a deal yesUrday for the purchase of the surplus power of the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Co. Manager V. D. Ray of the Northern ndiana Gas & Electric Co. was asked to confirm the report but refused to make a statement for publication. He referred the reporter to President C. H. Gelst or Vice President S. T. Bodlne at Philadelphia. Meyer Denied Story. Attorney V. J. Lewis Meyer of South Bend, the legal representative of the South Shore line, was interviewed by long distance this morning but denied having any knowledge of such a deal. When asked if he would not natur ally become cognizant of any deal of that kind through his connection with the company Meyer said that Superin tendent Wilcoxen is the man to see. An effort was made to call Superintendent Wilcoxen on the phone but he was reported to be traveling in the west. Story Well Founded. That the story had a good foundation Track Construction Completed and Indiana Harbor Will Be Northern Terminal for Road Destined for Gulf Connections. July first will be the greatest day In the history of the Chicago, Indiana A Southern Railroad. On that day the fist trains of this road will run Into Evansville, Ind. Chicago and. Indiana Harbor will be the northern terminals and Evansville will be the southern terminal. A road that heretofore had its southern terminal at Danville, 111.,' a comparatively unimportant' city, will now run into the terminal of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The necessary track has been constructed and it only remains to be opened for traffic, . Schedules will be arranged providing for through freight and passanger trains to the southern Indiana metropolis. But the real importance of the move, from a strategic point of view, is the fact that a traffic agreement has been made by which freight from the Chicago. Indiana & Southern railroad will be sent oer the entire system of the Louisville & Nashville railroad, one of the best railroad systems in the south. It is expected that this will event(Continued on Page 8.) TRAIN GREW TWITS EDGAR AT CROSSING The wrath of E. F. Johnston, secretary of the Hammond Business Men's association, was aroused to white heat yesterday afternoon when a freight train on the Chicago, Indiana & Southern, at the Hohman street crossing, near the Simplex, held him and the crossing for nearly fifteen minutes. The traffic was blocked completely. Mr. Johnston tried to find the conductor and have tho train cut. The trainmen could not be found, however, until the train passed by and then the crew made annoying remarks at Mr. Johnston, who complained at the police station, and whether an action will be made against the railroad is not known. Police Hold Shoot. j The police held their regular monthj ly shoot yesterday afternoon back of : the old Hammond Packing company's J plant. Some good scores were made I and Chief Austgen captured the honors of the day with a score of 58. enabling him to wear the medal until the , next regu-Iar shoot; Officer Law came in second with a score of 48 and Captain Rimbach third with 46. Some of the force were unable to ' be present -yesterday. The following scores were made: Chief Austgen, 58; Rimbach, 46; See, 15; Miller, 13; Herman, 38; Strong. 0; Schaadt, 14; Wallak, 26; Bunde, 7; Einsele, 12; Fandrei, 44; Homrlch, 38; Flck, 6; Mojeska, 19; Brletzke, 0; Horlbeck, 4; Stelow, 12; -Carlson7. 21; Law. 48; Poppen, 25; Malo, 0; Hilbrich, 0; Lamms, 5. .

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in fact developed when one of the officials of the Cudahy Packing Co. complained of the poor power that was be

ing furnished by the South Shore Line. He was informed that after today the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. would furnish the power for the com pany. It is understood that this arrangement Is made for the reason that the power furnished by the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. is more reliable. . , The apparent discrepancy in th stories is explained by the fact that it the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. has purchased the surplus power of the South Shore line it will probably take steps to make it more reliable for manufacturing purposes. The significance of the deal, if it is made, is that the controversy between the city of Hammond and the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. will be ended for it was South Shore, competition, in the guise of a local company," that caused all of the trouble in the first place. LATEST NEWS HAMMOND MAN ELECTED. Indianapolis, Ind., June 15. (Times' Bureau.) J .Floyd Irish of Hammond was elected tenth district vice-president of Indiana Association of local fire insurance agents at meeting here today. ; . CROWN PRINCE'S PERIL. Berlin, Germany, June 15. Crown Prince Frederick William was in an automobile accident today, hut escaped injury. He was driving to the home of Dr. von Bethmann-Holl-weg to call upon the chancellor when his car struck the curb, smashing a wheel. The crown prince was thrown to the sidewalk, but not with reat force. The chauffeur was thrown out and, striking a lain post, wua slightly bruised. The crown prince continued bis trip in an ordinary cabj TWENTY REPORTED DEAR, ; ' Smithland, Ky., June 1 5. Twenty men and women are reported dead on the stamer John h. Lowry1, which burned to the water's edge in tha river opposite here tod a y( The ship was crowded with excursionists who became panic-stricken when the firj broke out. Many of them jumped into the river BLAST IN MINE; FEAR DEATHS. Birmingham, Ala., June 15. Reports have oeen received here of an explosion wrecking the mine at Cloeton, Ala. Many miners are said to have been caught in thee shafts, and it is feared the death list will be large. No details have yet been received. VAGS ARE RELEASED. The three suspicious characters who were arrested at Van Loon Park yesterday afternoon and locked up at th i police station, were released this m ,rn- " ing by Chief Austgen after glviiig them a thorough questioning. 'One of ' the fellows was ft. ventriloquist and he furnished a iot of amusement for the officers ' on the 'night force. They all claimed they lived in the east and were headed toward home. They were at first thought to be the fellows that set fire to a string of empty box cars on the Nickel Plata railroad near the Standard yesterday, but they seemed to know , nothing of the fire whatever. DIRECTS THE MET. ART MUSEUM. N. Y. Dr. Edward Robinson, director of the famous Metropolitan Art Museum in New York City, has mr.de a marked success since his first occupancy of the office.

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