Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 15, Hammond, Lake County, 6 July 1911 — Page 1

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VICTIMS Three Die in Gary and One in Hammond, "While Many Are Prostrated Total Number for 48 Hours in Calumet Region Is 17. Yesterday's heat deaths reported. .. .12 Today's heat deaths reported...-;... 4 Yesterday's heat prostrations ...17 Today's heat prostrations reported.. fl The First in Hammond. The first fatal heat prostration of the season in Hammond occurred yesterday afternoon when William Meyers, a. stationery fireman at the Hammond Brewing company, was overcome by the heat. s- Meyers was working before three large boilers and the heat was intense all morning, when at 12 o'clock he was overcome. He was removed to St. MarCaret's hospital, where he died at 6 o'clock. Relatives were notified at Crown Tolnt, but Meyers was unconscious when they arrived. -s During the afternoon his temperature registered 110 and nothing could be done to keep him alive, as a case is fatal when it reaches that degree. Meyers was borri and raised in Crown Point and is commonly known there as "Billy." He came to Hammond with the Hammond brewery from (.Continued on Page 7.) LOOK WIT FAVOR ON HMD E. K. Johnston of the Hammond Business Men's association stated that he has received a number of communications from manufacturing concerns over the country which think they would like to locate in Hammond providing the people of Hammond would make it worth their while. The Crowe Motor company would like to locate in Hammond. Its officials say they have had flattering offers from other cities, but like Hammond, and will come if the proper inducements are made. Preparations have been made for the meeting of the State Federation of Commercial clubs, which will be held at Fort Wayne this year. Hammond will be wtell represented there. The Central Associatio nof Commercial club, which embraces the middlewest, has sent a letter to E. F. Johnston of the State Federation of Commercial Clubs asking that the secretary of the Indiana organization be made a member of the larger organization. WHITING ESCAPE Canoe Ride oi Lake Michigan Furnishes Whiting With Excitement. (Special to Tub Times.) Whiting, Ind., July 6. The first accident of the season to mar the pleasure of those enjoying the benefits of the bathing beach, at the Whiting park, took place last night, about ten oclock when Mrs. Charles Kllma of New York avenue was saved from drowning omy by a narrow margin. Mrs. Kllma together with her mother, Mrs. John (Continued on page 8.) Hold Session Tonight. Pioneer council. Royal League, will hold a regular meeting this evening. Aside from the regular business ses ion nothing special is scheduled. THE ONLY 1 :uiy.A'f.

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1011. Dead ......O Injured , Where Injured. Gary 2 Indiana Hsrbor 2 Hobart 2 VICTIMS FOR 1911. GARY. Jam B. M"S 27 years old, Seventh and Broadway. Left hand shattered and three fln-aers blown off, onini; to premature explosion of canon cracker. Harry Tobln, 10 years old, Jefferson street, breast lacerated and burns about the body, due to premature explosion of firecrackers which he carried tn his pocket. IXDIAXA IIAKBOR. l.?le Rathburn, 3 years old, 4204 Ivy street. Hit on the lea; by a strsy bullet. Ilnrrlet Morris, elsbt years old, 3-1 -(t Kir street. Kfice burned by powder from a toy plxtol. IIOBAKT. Grace BIooiuuutNt, 13 years old, burned about arms and body when her drens caught Are la playing; with Owen of Lottavllle, hands hnrned In attempting to extlnRulnh fire on the Bloomojnlat girl's ilress. WEST HAMMOM), ILt -Walter Rsyskl, 10 yearn old, 143 One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Place. Injured last welc when a fire cracker which a playmate threw np In the nlr fell and exploded on his neck. 1910. Dead Injured U Where Injured. Hammond ...2 Rant Chlcneo T. 2 Gary 1 Dyer j li0!. Dead 9 Injured 37 Where Injured. , Hammond ....IT Whiting- B Gary 4 Rant Chlcatro 3 Indiana Harbor 1 Rohertudnle j Cedar Lake 3 Crown. Point . 1 Hobart J I,owcll . . 1008. Dead o Injured ...30 Where Injured. Hi Miniond j, - v. . , v, i 'l , 4-. f 2 ,2 Whttlna- ,....... Robertsdals ..................... 3 Gary 3 Kant Chicago ? Indiana Harbor 1 Crown Point , 1 Lowell 2 ARRANGE NOW FOR BIG LABOIIDAY PICNIC Committees Are Appointed Last Night to Get Busy At Once. In order that no time may be lost in making the arrangements for the big Labor day picnic at Kindel's grove, under the auspices of the Lake County Trades and Labor council, more committees were appointed last night at a meeting held in the offices of W. T. Ginn in the Lake County Savings and Trust ".Company building. Incidentally the workers were made happy by the news that H. C. Green, manager of the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Railway company would present the council with a $500 donation for his company. Some time ago it was agreed that the arrangements should not in clude soliciting from the business men, and inasmuch as the donation came un solicited the committeemen are all the happier. At the meeting last night a committee on soliciting was appointed, but it was explained today that the duties of this committee are not in conflict with the original idea not to solicit, he members of this commmittee are: Thos. Harle, C. Schausten, Dave Berry, C E. Green and Charles Knoth. The other committees appointed last night are as follows: v Advertising P. I Marion, A. J. Sullivan and James Martin. Refreshments Joseph Kasper, Fred French, William Freiberger and Eddie Fitzgerald. Entertainment W. T. Ginn, F. L, Marlon, J. II. Lock, and William Brunnef. Dance R. Jones, James Martin, William Dlggerstaff and William Van Glider, Concessions Joseph Kasper, Thomas Harle and Barney Carter. WHY ARB TOU NOT A TIMES READER?

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Miss Crown Point No Longer a Demure Little Country Maiden; Blossoms Out Into One of Those City Beauties You Read About. NEW CITY OFFICIALS Mayor Harold II. Wheeler. Clerk Howell V. Parry. Treasurer Herman J. Lehman. Aid. 1st Ward J. A. Donnaba. Aid. 2nd Ward John Reltman. Aid. 3rd Ward Dr. A. I.. Salisbury. Aid. 4th Ward Dr. E. A. Krost. Aldernien-at-Lara-e R. G Blelfeld and Dan Vincent. (Special to Thi Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 6. Tossing her old gingham gown into the rag bag Miss Crown Point blossomed out last night in one of the frllllest frocks made from sheer white marquisette with pink ribbons ran under the casings of the lace sewed to the marquisette. Each casing was edged with frilled lace. The bodice with fichu drapery, the decolletage finished tn tucker style and the whole affair trimmed with tiny pink rosebuds. Oh You Bcwtchu City! Honestly you wouldnt have known her. But Miss Crown Point is a city now. She has a real live mayor au-i all the other accessories to say nothing of a city council. Testerday . was election day and . (Continued on Page 8.) TAKES PLAGE DROWNINGS IX REGION ........ 13 (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind.. July 6. The canal claimed , another victim yesterday. Ignatz Nagy an employe of the inter state having lost his life in its murky waters while in bathing with f rends. The deceased, who is thirty years old and single and who boarded with Joseph Balta at 410 Emyn place, could not swim, but he thought he would enjoy going Into the canal with seven or eight companions who could. He was cautious and did not venture out with his companions, who wero soon some distance away from him. He however stepped into a hole and sank. His companions noticed the accident but were too far away to afford him any assistance. He rose to the surface and disappeared again without anybody reaching him, and after that he failed to come up again. His companions dove time and again but without success. Finally a young boy tried his luck. Ho was convinced he had touched the body and Alex Gall, one of the men who had been swimming with Nagy, dove at the point indicated by the boy. He found Nagy standing upright, his feet en tangled in some weeds. lie raised th body to the surface where It was towed ashore and taken to Hubers morgue. Coroner Shanklin held an inquest this morning and the funeral will take place tomorrow at 10 a. m. Burial will be in Hessvllle. NEW CASES IN CIRCUIT COURT (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. July 6. The following new cases have been filed in the circuit court here: John Franklin Talmage vs. Clarence E. Beatty and A. Z. Olson. Civil (on contract). Juliet Dudley vs. Willis Brown. On note. Greenfield, Herzberg & Co. vs. L Human. Civil. Hobart Bank, of Hobart, Ind., vs. Marguerite Castle. On note. Henry A. Paine, styled H. A. Paine & Co., vs. United Breweries Co., a corporation. Attachment

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EXPECTEDTO C0I SOON

Reports of rains throughout . the drought-stricken west have made the officials of the Standard Steel Car com- -pany more optimistic as to the prospects for new orders. I A few days ago it is understood that ( an Important western railroad notified ' the Standard Steel Car . company that it would withdraw its Inquiries re-; garding new cars on acocunt of the drought In the west. , It is believed that the placing of important orders now depend on the crop conditions in the west. . If the widespread rains that are reported this morning have come in time to save the crops it may be expected that big orders for cars will be placed in the near future. The Erie railroad is-reported to be in the market for 4,000 cars and fifty en gines. W. D. Webb said this morning that the car builders are so anxious to get orders that there will be very little money In the first orders. The railroads have gone so long without purchasing new equipmentthat a well-known car manufacturer Is the authority for the statement that the roads of the United States will have to order 1.000,000 cars in order to bring their equipment up to the standard that prevailed in 1907. The cars will have to be bought some time in the near future.'and the broad smiles tha tthe car manufacturers are wearing indicates that they believe the orders will come in soon. AUTO SPEEDERS FINED IN COURT Three automobile parties which were arrested on Indiana boulevard for violating the speed ordinance by Captain Hanlon last Sunday afternoon were arraigned before Special Judge Haagenson in the city court. In each case they all pleaded guilty and were fined $5 and costs, amounting to $15, which were paid. Those fined were Tom O'Donnell, South Chicago; Albert Lindbloon. Chicago, and. Albert Somickon, Dayton, O. Each party, when arrested, were running between thirty and forty miles an hour. ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ADVERTISE IX THE TIMES WHETHER IT PAYS OR SOT. - IF THEY SAY IT DOESN'T. DOXT ADVERTISE.

Mechanical Vmmi FIVE 'HUNDRED LOSE LIVES. The loss of more than 600 lives Is to be credited to the great heat wave of July 1 to 5. 1911, which official weather advices say will abate somewhat tomorrow. The torrid period will be memorable in weather annals for its wide extent. Its long duration, its recordbreaking temperatures in many places and the long list of fatalities which it has caused. The hundreds of news dispatches which cities from the north of the seaboard west to the plains' states have exchanged during the past four .days' account, according to a careful review tonight,- for the deaths of 431 persons from the heat and SO from drowning a total of 511. Incomplete as, the record Is from the failure of rnny points to. report specifically the number of such deaths. It Is as serious a showing as is remembered for many years, if not a record. STRICKEN MAN IN BAD SHAPE (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 6. The con dition of John Smith, the sexton of the Crown Point cemetery, who recently was prostrated by the heat, Is said to be precarious and he has not at the present writing recovered the use of his speech, sight or hearing. This is Mr. Smith's second attack from prostra tion, which fact makes his recovery doubly hard. RICH NEW YORKER AIDS BOY SCOUTS ion ll arJ 5er-c err 2c Liorillard Speucei, J-, wealthy young New Yorker, has taken charge of the New York city council of the Boy Scouts of America. He aims to increase the present membership of 5,000 to 90,000.

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Passing Freight Car is Erie Towerman's Report to Sheriff. Four Hoboes Arrested on Suspicipn Near Palmer

(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 6. Where is the man or his dead body whose bloody and bruised head was seen in the open door way of a box car in a passing freight train on the Erie yesterday. John Bremer a towerman Is posi tive he saw the ghastly sight of a wounded head exposed to the merci less rays of the sun, and farmers working along the right of way are also said to have seen the gory spec tacle. FOl'R ARRESTS ARE MADE. Deputy Sheriff Fred Purman upon re ceiving the report hastened to Palmer yesterday where he took four hoboes from the train on which the Injured or dead person was reported to be, and at Crown Point a thorough search of the train was made for the mysterious victim, but no trace of him could be found. The question arises whether tho body hal been shoved off the moving train Three Hundred Expert Car Builders and Helpers to Be Set to Work When New Factory Is Completed; Preliminary Work Begun. (Special to Thb Times.) East Chicago, July 6. The Cudahy Packing company will In the near future begin the manufacture of refrigerator cars in this city. Yesterday it was definitely decided to move the big Omaha car manufacturing and repairing plant to this locality and engineers will go into the property Just adjoining the Old Dutch Cleanser plant at Calumet today to begin the preliminary work. The buildings will be sufficiently large to cover two miles of track for (Continued on Page 8.) v COLTS GIVE TEACHER A HABLE RIDE Auto Frightens Farmer's Team and Mad Runaway Is Result. (Special to The Times.) Lowell, Ind., July 6. Ernest Gragg. a school teacher, member of the Lake County Gun Club and at present looking after his farm, figured In quite an exciting runaway last evening, in which he came out a little the worse for wear. He was driving a team of young horses to his home in Lowell and was in front of Chas Stevens home on (Continued on page 8.) LETTER CARRIER M'AFEE REINSTATED Indianapolis Man Transferred to Hammond. Jeremiah C. McAfee, 1513 V th Senate avenue, IndlanapolU? kl'.i 'icr letter carrier, who with several other carriers was given an indefinite leave of absence last November, was reinstated yesterday by order of First Assistant ostmaster General C. P. Grandfield. He will be transferred to the service at Hammond and will assume his duties July 17. McAfee is a clerkH of the $600 grade. His reinstatement is the fourth of the list of those who were given leaves of absence several months ago.

Protruded From a and whether it now lies along the right of way of the Erie. Sheriff Grant still held the hoboes in custody today pending & further In vestigation. Sheriff Grant and deputy Furman have attempted to connect them with what might be a murder, but they have not uttered a word that would warrant any charges against them. WORKING Q"S MYSTERY, The reports that came to the sheriff's office were of such a nature that the county officials felt that an investigation should be made at once. While few facts have been gathered so far, theories based on the reports that the bloody head of a man was seen in the car door, are not lacking. One is that the mysterious passenger was himself a hobo, and that he was the victim of a hold-up or a bloody fight with other tramps. Another la that he was a hobo traveling alone, and that he had been overcome by the heat, and that he lay insensible In the doorway pleading from wounds which he received in falling. But the principal question Is: "Where is this mysterious person or his body?" LATEST OKLAHOMA OIL WELL AFIRE. . Tulsa, Okla., July 6. What is said to he the greatest oil well ever struck in Oklahoma Is onrnwi " (.' lngtn-ned at thViES-J1" an hour. The-fire started" Jrora -"a lantern carried by1 A. R. Timblin, a lease employe. He was instantly killed by the explosion. - The well is lu the Osage nation and is the property of the Northwestern Oil company. EXPLOSION FROM WITHIN. Washington, D. C, July 6. Th loss of the battle ship Maine was caused by the explosion of her three magazines. No such effect as that produced upon the vessel could hava been caused by an explosion from without. Such Is the opinon of Gen. William H. Bixby, chief of engneer3, U. S. A., who has returned from, a personal inspection of the work of, raising the Maine. H0TA SPELL BROKEN. Chicago, July 6. The ' hot spell was broken this morning. The record breaking siege of sizzling weather which for the last five days has mads the city miserable resulted in moro than a hundred deaths and a long list of prostrations neared its end when a thunderstorm, of which the weather forecaster said there was a slight chance, materialzed at 1 a. m., welcome rain, with a brisk, cool breeze, brought relief to the city and mada possible at least a few hours of comfortable sleep. MAY PARDON WOMAN OF DEATH SENTENCE V A .a Sir Wilfred Laurier, premier of Canada, has been appealed to by. American women to pr.rdon Angelina Napolitano,' under death sen-' tence for the murder of hex bus-, band, who had tried to kill her. He holds out some hope of pardon.