Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 20, Hammond, Lake County, 17 June 1911 — Page 1

UNTY WSATBER. POSSIBLE SHOWERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT THE TIMES? VOL. I., NO. 20. JUNE 17, 1911 EIGHT PApES. SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION.

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North Township Trustee Holds Conference With! i Hammond Mayor This Morning Relative to Opening up a New Road. John C. Becker, trustee of North j township. Mayor Smalley of Hammond, and one or two other citizens arranged this morning to confer with J. F. Jarnecke this afternoon relative to the opening of a 700-foot road near the in tersection of the Ridge road and Co lumbia avenue, connecting these wo highways, with a view of eliminating ' two deadly railroad crossings. Henry Krogman, the North township farmer and neighbor of Mr. Jarnecke, was killed a week ago today on the Calumbia avenue crossing of the Erie, but had there been a road such as Is now proposed he would not have en tered what proved to be his death trap. Practically all the land for the pro posed highway is owned by Mr. Jar necke, and the object of the conference was to learn whether he would deed the land without requiring all the legal formalities which would mean delay. Would Obviate Delay. Trustee Becker is seeking advice as to the legal proceedure necessary, was (Continued on Page 7.) MRS. LEO WOLF GIVES SISTERS A TREAT Outing Much Enjoyed by Hard Worked Sisters of v. -T Francis Through the kindness of Mrs. Leo "Wolf of 934 South Hohman street a number of the sisters were enabled yes. terday afternoon to enjoy an automobile ride which was to them ,a rare treat and unusual recreation. The work of the nurses is very pleas ure for a long time, which compared with the outing they had yesterday, and they surely enjoyed every minutes while out in the open country air. For some of them it was the first experience in an automobile. LIBRARY HEADS HOLD MEETING (Special to Thb Times. Crown Point, Ind., June 17. The Northern Indiana & Southern Michigan Library Association held its monthly meeting at the public library on Friday afternoon and a very Interesting and profitable session was held. Among the librarians present were: Miss Tutt, South Bend: Miss Peters, Ass't. Librarian, Gary; Miss Jowl, LI brarian, Valparaiso; Mr. Bailey, Li brarian, Gary; Miss Stewart, Assistant Librarian. Whiting; Miss Rasch, Li brarian. Crown Point; Miss Parry, As sistant. Crown Point. WILL PLACE CROWN ON GEORGE'S RROW Arcf b oKop o-f- "'.' . The Kigut Kev. Randell Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, will per. form the ceremony n crowning King Beorsa v " June 22.

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THE TIMES' BIG BEAT. President W. C. Brown of the

New York Central Lines confirms the report first printed In THE TIMES and copied all over the country , later by metropolitan papers that beginning July 1 the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railway will run through trains Into Evansville, Chicago being the northern terminal ana Evansville the southern, and that on the same date a traffic alliance cover ing both freight and passenger service between the New York Central Lines and the Ixmisvilla and Nashville will go into effect. This will give the New York Central an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico, and in turn the Louisville and Nashville will have traVkage rghts over the New York Central Lines. Father's Day 's First Annual Celebration; Prospect Is Good for Wet Day; Parade Got Up for the Last Moment. Tomorrow is Father's day. Thou sands of baby-dandlers will rise in the full conscidusness that the day is their own and will assert their independence. The foot whose toes stubbed the cradle will rule the world. For 364 days of the year father may have claimed,tobe the head of the family, but tomorrow he will assert his right to the claim. On Mothers' day and all the other days he bowed ' In humble submission to her will, tomor row will be the hour of his triumphs Owing to the lack of a mayoralty proc lamation and in the absence of any prearranged program It becomes the civic duty of a newspaper to arrange one. Accordingly the,-following is suggested as being suitable for the occasion. ' Line of March. Music. The Drum-Whacker Band. Hon. D. J. Moran, marshal of the day. (Marshal Moran will be at the head of an auto bus containing the junior members of his flock.) Flint Division. (Fathers of Girls.) Headed by Harvey Gostlin, Dave Em ery and W. J. McAleer, marching three abreast. Dairy Wagon and Bottle Brigade. Float containing a bunch of dads ly ing about how much their's weighed when it was born. Second Ilivinlon. The second division will be made up of fathers of boys and will be headed oy uarence scott, Fred Crura- ! packer and Franklin Blackmun. - Float containing -The Colickv Quar tette" singing "Johnny's Face Is Full of Broken Glass." Third Division. The third division will be composed of the heads of large families and fathers of twins and will be headed by Judge Frank Green of West Hammond, ex-Mayor Patrick Reilly and John Beckman. West Hammond and the Standard district will be well represented in this division. Vocophone Band playing that popular air "There's Never Going to be Any More." Fourth I) trillion. The fourth division will be composed of Hammond doctors. A large mounted stork will be carried at the head of this division. Float containing delegation of ninswallowers; children who have had measles and mumps three times and babies Who catch cold every time the wind changes. Fifth Division. Float containing hired girls shouting, Wouldn't Stay Anotner Day If You'd Give Me Five Dollars a Week." Sixth Divlnlou. The sixth division will be composed of exhibits of safety pins, nursery accessories and paragoric. A float will be prepared showing a. happay family about the piano. Babies will be scattered about on this float. One will be drlvfng nails in the mahogany. One will be eating the large and luscious heads off parlor matches, another will bo playing with a bottle of carbolic acid and a third will be romping- with an unmuzzle' dog. all of which will depict the joys of fatherhood. Another float will be prepared bearing a number of disconsolate bachelors. The day will be made hideous for them by the wail of outraged infants. Ton will say that a La Vendor clgaeancot be beat. If you try one.

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LAKE CO. VISITED BY BEG STORM

Four Story Elevator and Mill at Lowell Struck by Lightning and Destroyed in Flames; Crown Point Also Affected. Lake county was visited by a tremendous electrical storm about 3 o'clock this morning which did an immense amount of damage. At both Lowell and Crown Point lightning inflicted building losses. The heaviest downpour of rain in a given time that ever fell in the count followed the electrical storm, which was accompanied by a gale that uprooted trees and laid things waste in general. So heavy was the rain that in many places growing crops were completely washed out of the ground. Elevator Is Destroyed. (Special to The Times.) Lowell, Ind.. June 17. Lightning, which heralded the biggest wind and rainstorm ever seen' In these parts, struck the four-stpry brick elevator and grist mill near the Monon depot at 3 o'clock this morning and a conflagration followed which destroyed and gutted the interior of the big structure. The volunteer firemen were unable to stay the progress of the flames which shot out of the building after It was struck. But for the heavy rain which fell the Are would undoubtedly have spread to the adjacent buildings. Trees were torn out by the roots during the storm and wires laid waste. The rain precipitation was over two inches and did great damage to growing crops. lielated reports continue to come in of the great damage done elsewhere in the vicinity. FIERCE ELECTRICAL ST0REV1 AT CROWN PT. (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind., June 17. Crown Point was visited by one of the worst electrical storms in years between 1 and 2a. m. today which was followed by the biggest rainfall of the season. The storm came from the northwest and for over an hour the vivid flashes of lightning and cannonading of thunder kept the population aawke and on the lookout for trouble. Although the lightninfi struck In several places during the fierce storm no damage Is reported from the effects of the elements in Crown Point, although several narrow escapes are said to have been; had on the outskirts. MEMBERS OF CREW T PUT UP FIGHT Railroad Company Will Not Stand by Insolent Trainmen. The state case vs. the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railroad, charged with holding a crossing on Hohman street for nearly fifteen mniutes last Wednesday .will come up before Judge Ames some time Monday. The C, I. & S. railroad has given out orders to the train crew to appear at the trial and will compel them to pay their own fines and fight the case. Captain Rimbaeh made out the. affidavit against the C, I. & S. for E. F. Johnston of the Hammond Business Men's association, who made the complaint to the police. The train crew will also probably be brought up for resisting an officer when the officer compelled them to cut the crossing. The law requires a, freight train whether in the city or country, to cut a crossing immediately upon stopping the train. A passenger train can hold a crossing fifteen minutes. INFIRMARY TO BE MODERN Architect Herbert P. Beers is tak "np a Pieat deal of interest in the plans Tor the new Lake county Infirmary, which is to be built near Crown Point. His ideas are based on the plans of the infirmary . at Washington, which was built by the government as a model for the country at large. For the pur pose of getting other ideas the com mislsoners and Architect Beers will visit the Cook county infirmary at Oak Forest, 111., thev infirmary at South '.end, and probably the infirmary in Marion county.

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The Tc-. Mrs. Jonn Hubert Ward, daughter of Whltelaw Reld. tho American Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Is Just now trery much ia the e of English society, by reason of having to shoulder the su t responsibil.ties of the family because of her father's illness. She 111 be a prominent flgur during the coronation festivities.

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Mr. and Mrs. David McFadyen in an old-fashioned prairie schooner, passed through Gary. an Hammond yesterday afternoon en route on a honeymoon trip from Coney island, to pan Francisco," Cal.--,"ls' - The prairie schooner, pulled by' a team of fine mules, was driven by Mrs. McFadyen, while her husband Is making the trip afoot. The trip yesterday was made from Hobart, where they camped Thursday night, and arriving here last night pitched ; camp on the north side of Hammond, intending to make Chicago easily by tonight. E At Its meeting, which was held in Hammond, the county commisisoners and the members of the county council listened to arguments in favor of vot ing machines. A representative of the company which manufactures these machines was present at the meeting and explained their advantages. The county officials did not seriously consider the matter of purchasing them at th present time, but will probabjy take up the question later. An expression of opinion was secur ed from only one of the county councilmen and he stated It to be his opinion that the machines would be a great time saver and would prevent fraud. WILL BE WELCOMED AT NATIONAL CITY t Mrs. C Copley ia the wife of new Oongresman from Illinois. She Is socially prominent and will be warmly received in congressional circles at the capital.

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3 IV The canvass covered wagon is roomy and carries a full outfit, with cots, pans, dishes and everything necessary in a me or travel, l a -the. Tear-la fta tioned & .emalf piano, fcwhich they , use in giving concerts at small "town where the couple camps for the night. "The revenue collected from this and selling souvenir postal cards enables us to- make expenses,',' said Mr. McFad yen last' night. "From Coney Island to Buffalo w made over expenses, but from Buffal to Bryant, Ohio, we sometimes did no (Continued on Page 7.) K. ti BELL HELD SANE , WOM BALKED Court Is Guided in Decision V by Five Medical Experts. Kossuth H. Bell, former general su perintendent for the Hammond Pack ing company, was adjudged sane in decision handed down by Judge John E. Owens In the county insane court in Chicago yesterday after a trial lasting nearly a week. The court was guided in his opinion by the decision of five medical experts, who decided, after a severe mental and physical test, that Bell was not insane. The physicians were Drs. II. I. Davis, William J. Swift, V. II. Podstata. John Leeming and J. G. Kiernan. Bell was adjudged insane April 23, 1909, but restored to his rights as a sane person the following July. Mrs. Grace Wurmle, his niece, filed a petition In the county court May 24 seeking to have him declared insane again. Mrs. Emma M. Bell, his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ira O. Jones, h'is son-in-law and daughter, and his brother, Benjamin L. P. Bell, testified that he believed persons were following him and trying to harm him. As the result of Bell's alleged relations with Mrs. Alice Gelder and a man supposed to be her husband he is said to have paid over $12,000, $5,000 of which was paid to the woman by Mrs. Bell through Attorney George A. Trude. MAY HAVE TO PAY. James Oakley Koontz, who was recently fined $3 and costs, amounting to thirty dollars, in Judge E. P. Ames' court, having produced a stay of execution bond, has, according to the opinion of some of the lawyers who discussed the case, cut off his avenue for appeal, and the probabilities are that either he or his bondsman, W. S. Wells, will have to pay the fine after ar-expiration of ninety days. Originally Koontz asked for an appeal and Judge Ames set his bond at $500. When the bond was filed, however,' it proved to be a stay of execution bond, and before Koontz could get around to it his time for filing an appeal bond had expired. On the advice of Deputy Prosecutor Ross Judge Ames now refuses to accept an appeal bond. TIMES' ADVERTISING COUNTS

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LET BE KILLED No action has as yet been taken to determine whether the dog which last Wednesday bit Bernard Gillis, a school boy, residing at 798 Sohl street, is mad or not. The owners of the dog, who are neighbors to the Gillis, regard the ani mal as a household pet, and say that it has never shown any vlciousness and that It Is apparently well, and that the Gillis boy teased it in passing the ani mal. The father of the boy has come to the police station and insisted that the dog be killed, but, upon question ing, stated that his object was not to have the brain of the animal exam ined for signs of rabies, and to em phasize this he said he would not spend a cent for this. The owners of the dog, wishing to be reasonable, said they would sacrifice it if its brain was to be examined In order to set the boy and his family at rest, but they refuse to have the pet killed merely because Mr, Gillis requests it. They argue that If no laboratory examination is to be made any way it would be advisable to let it live to see if hydrophobia de velops. The police say that the owner of the dog has it licensed and muzzled and keeps it on the premises, and that un der the circumstances they are not per mltted to kill. Captain Rimbaeh, who called at the house to make inquiry, said the dog met him at the door and Jumped at him In a playful manner a.nd that apparently it is not eufferink from any disease. C. I. & s. "Avoid Personal Injuries." That Is the slogan that has been taken up by: the employes of the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railroad inthl locality. "As a result." said George Ilannauer of the Chicago, Indiana & South railroad, "there has not been a single serious accident in two months." Acting on the belief that a great many accident to railway employes are due to their own carelessness a campaign against personal injury accidents has been started. The idea is to have the employes keep constantly in mind the fact Uhat their lives and limbs' are in danger. The men become so accustomed to danger that they become careless and accidents result. A CBKtcB4 neminilrr. But by constantly reminding them that danger Is Imminent that they must be careful the number of accidents is minimized. Whenever accident occurs the railway officials inquire into it carefully and in this way they are able to determine the exact manner in which it happened and warn the other employes against carlessnesa Which might have a similar result. If the railroad company is to blame the matter is taken up with the proper authorities and the cause of the accident and any other similar ones Is at once removed. It is a decided loss to the company when a valuable man is injured to say nothing of the large amounts of money that are expended In tne settlement of claims for damages eo that the company Is as much concerned as the men in the prventton of accidents. This Is in line -with the policy of all railroads to save money where ever it is possible. The humanity of the idea also appeals to the officials of the road more than would be suspected and a talk with the officials reveals the fact that they .are delighted with the results that have been attained by th present crusade. Buttons have been I prepared which the railroad men wear and the Inscription, "Avoid Injuries" helps to remind them of their danger. C. H. BILLINGS ILL. C. H. Billings, who has insurance offices in the Rimbaeh building, was taken to St. Margaret's hospital yesterday because of illness. His condition Is quite serious, he having been unwell since laSt August. He is suffering from a complication of diseases to which is added an asthmatic condition, and within the past week he had hardly been able to be around. He would not hear of going to the hospital or abandoning his work, but his friends insisted that he must submit to treatment. His many friends hope that he will be able to be out soon. Miss Sohl Graduates. Miss Ruth Louise Sohl was given a certificate for having done two years' work in Chicago university and wili complete her course this year. Miss Sohl has been taking the kindergarten course and will teach in the Washington school next year

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KO POCKETBOOKS TAK EX. Manager Patrick Riley of the Princess theater has a joke on the police department which he tella with great pleasure. Riley ran some pictures of a boxing contest yesterday (it will be remembered that the police tabooed the Jeffries-Johnson pictures), and an officer learned of the fact. He looked in at the door and shook his head. "There hasn't been a pocketbook taken yet," said Riley, and that saved the day. The officer laughed and went his way. Riley called after him, f'The only people who are missing anything are those who don't see the show," said Riley.

LATEST NEWS SOBBED; ARRESTED. Pontlac, Mich., June 17. Isaac Bavard, who was arrested because he Bobbed too loud at a funeral here, was fined $5 today. Hs sobs set babies to crying and drowned the voice of Rev. J. P. Travis, the preacher. - ' TRAIN HELD UP. Drain, Ore., June 17. The south bound Shasta llimted .which left Portland at 6 o'clock last night, was held up and the mail car robbed by two highwaymen at 11:15 p. m. between Drain and Yoncalla, Ore. The robbers entered the mail car, held up the clerks and looted the car. They stoppde the train at Yoncalla and made their escape. Posses were searching for them west of Yoncalla this morning, but up to a late hour they were still at large. Although the two robbers brandished their revolvers not a shot was fired. REPRODUCE. FAMOUS BATTLE. Wabash. Ind., June 17. The famous battle of 1812 between the United States troops land the Miami Indians will be reproduced here next year. The battle was thej last engangement with the redskins in Indiana. Five hundred men and women, including 100 Miami Indians still living near here, will parucipaie,- f tWOULD BE IHDICTED. ; ; : " Chicago, Jane 17.-Report,stiat tVif officers of one of the wealthiest a&d most conservative labor unions in Chicago would be indicted as having hired men to slug and kill, when the grand Jury resumes Its work Monday, stirred up a hornet's nest in the union circles today. WAR ON DOGS ACROSS LINE The war on unmuzzled dogs has been carried to West Hammond. Chief ofPolice Earnle Johnson has issued a proclamation In which he announces that after July 1 all unmuzzled dogs will be killed. Johnson said that he thought It no more than right that the citizens of the village be given a proper notice, but after July 1 all dogs will be shot without discrimination. The death of a little child in Hammond pointed out the danger and Johnson decided to act at once. - He asks that The Times notify the large number of readers which this paper has In the village across the line. No Game Today. Manager Lowry of the Hammond Athletic Association Saturday baseball team- was unable to schedule a game for this afternoon and instead the time will be devoted to practice work. The H. A. A. team will play the Indl-' ana Harbor aggregation at the H. A. A.' park tomorrow afternoon. CHAIRMAN OF SUGAR TRUST PROBE BODY ?H0MA5 Thomas W. kiardwick, representative from Georgia, has his hands mil as chairman tf the congressional committee Investigating the business methods of the 20-called Sugar Trust.

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