Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 26, Hammond, Lake County, 19 July 1911 — Page 1

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BOARD OF EDUCATION

An echo of Hammond's now famous manual training school was heard last night when Attorney Peter Crumpacker representing J. T. Hutton appeared be fore the board of education last even Ing and notified it that he had been au thorired by Hutton to commence suit to recover $2,000 or more which Is al leed to be due for drawing the. plans for the new manual training school. Mr. Hutton claims that there Is a balance of $2,000 due according to thcontract which provides that 3M per cent shall be paid the architect as soon . as the plans are completed. This 2Mt per cent is based on the architect's estimate of the cost of the building. It could be based on the contract price according to Caldwell & Drake's figures but the legality of this contract has bcn questioned in court. Ralnri Lenal Point. under these conditions it will be a nice legal point to determine just upon which estimate the architect's claim for fees is to be based. If suit Is actually brought there will be .an Interesting lawsuit and the terms of that unique contract with Architect Hutton will be revealed. The board also let the contract for coal to William Ahlborn on the blJ that was published In The Times last week. The contract for painting and calcamining was let to Schmuzer Brothers. , On August first Henry Elcknell will retire from office and will be succeed ed by A. S. Stanton, the recently elect ed member of the board of education. ULRICH TO BUILD

NEWJEtESIDENCE E. Ulrich, one of the successful real estate men of the city. Is building a ,, fine, new ; residence on Ogden street. '; Th new" home will cost In the neigh -yS boi'boo.d of 14.000 and will be. modern ; ; and eM5iplete In every respect. It la " J teinjr tuHt Just east of the Towle

" While the question of affiliation with ' the Chicago- carpenters was ' brought ' i "before the Lake County Carpenters" District Council in Hammond last ' night, no vote was taken. The question Is, however, still a live one and will In all probability be brought up again at the meeting next week.

HE WILL CARRY ON TOM L.S LIFE WORK Cleveland, O.. July 19. Newton D. Baker Is looming up aS the probable successor of Tom L Johnson In the political life of the nation. And who, pray, you ask, might Newton D. Baker be? This is the way he dawned upon Cleveland. A few years ago a man named Martin A. Foran was scheduled to make a speech at a political meeting, presided over by a man named McKinney. At the last moment he was taken sick and was unable to appear. In his place there came a very young ish looking youngster who didn't saymuch. Just looked wise behind his spectacles. s "Mr. Foran is sick," announced McKinney, "but he has sent his boy to speak for him. Come on, boy, and tell 'em what you know." McKinney didn't believe In Baker's politics. Neither did the crowd, for that matter. Men In the audience were disposed to "guy" the "boy," but they didn't. McKinney didn't know the "boy" was a full-fledged lawyer and the partner of Foran. He had spoken scarcely a dozen words before folks Degan to prick' up their ears. They listened attentively, then,- when he finished and sat down, they cheered him lustily. Tom Johnson heard about the "boy." He hunted him up and made him a member of his cabinet. Now Baker Is city solicitor. He is a Democratic candidate for mayor, and all of Johnson's friends are plckln him as the lolcal one to carry' out the unfinished work of their great leader.

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COUNTY

OFFICIAL Ray Seeley, county surveyor, was taken down with a severe attack of appendicitis" at his home last Sunday and yesterday evening it was found necessary to perform an operation on him at St. Margaret's hospital. His condition was serious from the beginning and continues so today, al-j though the operation today appeared to have been successful. In a cade as j severe as Mr. Seeley's a number of days must elapse after the operation until It can be stated with any degree of deflnitenesa whether the patient can recover. Mr. Seeley was doing as well as could be expected today and his many friends hope that he will continue to show Improvement. In surgery Mr. Seeley's case is known as a gangrene rupture of the appendix, and there Is always the possibility that gangrene may have found Its way Into the system, but only developments of a few days will show this. He Is having the best of care, and for the present only his immediate relatives are admitted to his bedside. ICE TRUST S FINED AT WHITING - "SpectauVn Tai Times.) -C-,' Whiting; Ind., July 19. The eaa which they were charged .with, short weighting their customers, came up for trial yesterday morning, after having been postponed two different times. The witneses were subpoenaed on Mon day to be on hand .yesterday at the trial. A short time after the witnesses had been subpoenaed, the officials of the Ice company called up Judge Fetterhofl and Informed him that . they would be over and plead guilty. Fet terhoff then Informed the witnesses (Continued on Page 7.) "BETTING EVEN" THE CRITICISM That there is no excuse for the com plaint on the mail service between Hammond and Chicago Is evidenced by the fact that W. B. Conkey Informed Postmaster Schaaf that he has fre quently received a. latter from Chicago in the morning, answered It Immediate ly and received a reply to his answer in the afternoon before the plant closed. The attack on the management of the postoffice is purely personal and Is not based on anything but rare oc curences when mail is delayed. W. B. Conkey has mailed more ma terial in one month than those who are criticizing the postoffice mail in five years and yet these big patrons of the office, are satisfied. -;. The article which was printed In a local paper last night was the carrying out of a threat to get even and getting even has resulted in an unjust and unfair criticism of one of the best managed offices in the country. AUTO COLLIDES WITH WAGON In a collision between a Chicago automobile and a dump wagon on South Hohman street yesterday afternoon the machine was put hors du combat. The lamps were smashed and the fenders twisted out of shape. The fault was with the automobile driver, who had his car on the wrong sido of the street. , . NOONAN ISRELEASED (Special to The Timbs.) South Chicago, 111., July 19. p. j. Noonan, the man arrosted Tuesday morning by Lieut. Mooney and a squad of detectives from the Kensington police station, as a suspect In the Cole & Young robbery last week, was released by Inspector Hunt after he had been put through a grueling examination la the inspector's office. Noonan admitted that he resided ton the west side, but disclaimed all knowledge of the Cole & Young attempted robbery.

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STATE

I OF. : FORESTERS ADJOURN Matter of Eliminating Special Assessments ReferRatified. The state court of Catholic' Order of Foresters which was In session in Hammond yesterday adjourned - last night, and most of the members went to- cmcago today to attend a session of the high court where the matter of a state organizer will be taken up with a view of having the high court provide an organizer for the state. The matter of eliminating special assessments, and including them in the regular monthly assessments was referred to the committee on by-laws which is composed of Messrs. A. H. Hona,n of Rensselear, Louis H. Busha and Jacob Dienhart of Layfayette. The field being considered ripe for extension work, the state chief ranger, John A. Herzog of Mishawaka, appoint ed a committee of which M. R. Lauerman, vice etate chief ranger," Is the president. In addition to Mr. : Lauerman, Messrs. George Kussmaul, Jacob Dienhart,' I H. Busha, George Hanlon and E. P. Honan are on the committee. Last night the visitors were entertained by Hammond Foresters. The program for the evening consisted of an automobile ride through the Calumet region for whicil Messrs. Edward IMbos, Leonard and Otto Koerner furnished their machines, and ended with a fish supper at the Lake Front park. BUILDING WILL COVERJTIRE LOT New Monon Depot Will Be Built of Bedford Stone. The new plans of the Monon depot are on exhibition in the office of J. ! Wesley Reed and Indicate thaf'the Monon railroad will.,outdo itself in the building of a fine new depot In thls city. . , The depot will cover practically the entire lot and ia exceedingly well planned. It will be of Bedford rtone and "will be substantially built. The Sibley Btreet elevation Is of classics design. I Everyone who has looked over the plans says that the new depot will be a credit to the city and will Improve the appearance of Sibley street to a remarkable degree. The La Vendor Clear la a. home nrod net. None bettwp, ' '

GQUR

ELECTION

S1UCH Though Apparently West Hammond Election Yesterday Was Carried, Majority Vote of Last General Election Is Not Given. Although the majority of the votes cast 'at the special election in West Hammond on the proposition to make the village a city, were In favor the city form of government, the residents are still in a quandary as to the ultimate outcome of the election. A total vote of three hundred and twenty-seven ballots were cast yesterday; of these two hundred and -thirty-three were in favor of the city form, cast mostly by the voters on the south side; sixty-three against the city form; twenty four ballots were mutilated, and seven were blanks. The questions that now apparently cloud the election, are In effect these: was it necessary that the total vote in the special election yesterday represent at least a majority of the vote cast in the last regular general election, this vote having been more than seven hundred and sixty; was, it necessary that the questions submitted yesterday be printed on two separate ballots or was the one ballot submitted yesterday regular? Seek Legal Advice. A committee of West Hammond citizens went to Chicago today to get legal advice on these questions to learn where they stand. The majority of the (Continued on Page 7.) NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT Indianapolis, July 19. Dr. J. P. Simmons, superintendent of the pathological laboratory of the state board of health, haB reported to a complaining citizen of Roachdale,' that . what the citizen thought were little bugs in his bed,' were little rolls of cotton from the bed clothing. The citizen complained the bugs annoyed him so he could not sleep.

ALDERMEN DALLY WHILE

HAMMOND IS SUFFERING Contract for Pumping Sta tion Addition Is Not red to Committee. Although Hammond's water supply needs urgent attention, and the contract , between the board of public works and George .Pearson for the addition to the pumping station is hanging fire not enough councilmen turned out for' the regular meeting last night to ratify the contract in order that the contractor may proceed with his work Those of the councilmen present were John ' Moriarty, John Pascaly, John Papp, Nicholas -Lauer, William Kahl, Marlon Hower, Conrad Markmuller and Henry Whataker, eight members whereas ten are required for a quorum, There was some surprise in the fact that John Kane, who is generally quite regular was not at the meeting, an effort was made to summon him by telephone,, but it was found that Mr. Kane was sick in bed, he having been indlposed since the . beginning of the week. He was able to be out on the streets again today. The other coun oilmen absent were Henry F. Kggers Fred S. Cotton. Arthur Schutz, John Strum, Harry Eastwood and Charles V. Hubbard. Mayor Smalley is In the east on his vacation, he having left in the belle that the matters arising during his two weeks' absence would be taken care of. Councilman Iascally said last night, that If the mayor would not return by" tomorrow, that he together with more of the councilmen would call a special meeting for tomorrow evening. BIG INCREASE ; FOR LAKE CO TIMES H UREA I", AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis. Ind., July 19. The re port from the Lake county board of re view t the state tax board shows the heaviest Increase in assessment of land this year of any county thus far reported.' The average assessment on all land in Lake county la fixed at $79.30 per- acre, which is $25 ppr acre more thai any other county. This increase Is 32.6 per cent over the assessment of j four years ago. This is ten points greater than the Increase in any other county. The state board will probably approve the assessment. PAYS UP LIKE A LITTLE MAN Elmer Springer, 4533 Prairie avenue, Chicago, who was arrested last Saturday afternoon by Captain Hanlon for violating .the speed ordinance on Indiana-boulevard, came before Judge Barnett this morning and pleaded guilty. He was fined $5 and costs, amounting to" $15. which he paid. When he was arrested he was driving his car at the rate of thirty-two miles an hour.

CONTRACTOR CO M M ITS SUICIDE

E. C. McConnell of Kenton,

Night in His Room; jctim of Bullet Is Believed to Be a Man of Some Prominence in His Town; Ohio Authorities Notified by the Police.'

WAS WEALTHY CONTRACTOR - (Special to The Times.) Kenton, Ohio, July 19. The first news received here regarding the suicide of E. C. O'Connell in the Bhape of a telegram from THE TIMES at Hammond created a sensation. It was the first news heard of O'Connell since he disappeared from his home here mysteriously ten days ago. He was a wealthy contractor, happily married, had children and his object In killing himself Is a big mystery. What he was doing In Hammond is not known. Purchasing a 32 caliber revolver sometime yesterday from Ruff's hardware store a man who registered as E. C. O'Connell, Kenton, Ohio, committed suicide sometime after 10:30 last night by sending a bullet through his brain at Lash's Hotel In Hammond. Arriving at the hotel about 9 o'clock Tuesday O'Connell registered and went to his room leaving a call for 7 o'clock Wednesday morning. Yesterday very little of him was seen and he returned to the hotel last nght about 10:30. He was found with a bullet through his brain at 9:30 this morning In the room. JOY RIDE A Alderman Carl Anderson of East Chicago With Four Friends, One of Whom He Loses. Turns Turtle in Touring Car. (Special to Thb Times.) Indiana Harbor, July 19. Alderman Carl Anderson has established a new record In pyrotechnic "chauffing" for the Calumet region. On Saturday evening his machine turned turtle with four passengers, including himself, without damaging anybody. It was righted and proceeded on Its way without further mishap outside of ejecting one of the aforementioned passengers when a quick turn was made, causing Judge Riley whom the Anderson machine encountered, to steer his own machine into the ditch, and the colored porVr who takes care of Riley's bank to Jump for his life, and causing the South Shore to suspend traffic temporarily. Did all these things inconvenience the gay and festive "champeen" pyrotechnic artist? Not on your life. Carl kept on his gladsome way without a tremor of the eyelash, giving the high sign to the startled inhabitants he en(Continued on Fage 6.) GERMS HAD MEETING Oil TRAIN FAUCET ! Erie Train Furnishes Theme For Dissertation on Public Health. George Winkler tells of an amusing thing that happened on an Erie train enroute to Chicago. Illinois has abolished the public drinking cup and so when a train crosses the state line the brakeman go through the train and pick up the "death cups." Two dirty unshaven foreigners went to the end of the car after it had crossed the ljne and looked about the water tank for a drinking cup. They failed to find one and so after looking for It a . while one after the other stooped down and drank out of the faucet. A low estimate places the number of germs that held a mass meeting on the faucet after they got through at 1,762,479.

WONDER

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Ohio, Takes His Life Last some: mystery i.v suicide. Some mytery nu Injected Into the eaae this morniiiff when m woman called np the Lnah Hote and naked If Mr. O'Connor wan there, when told thnt he vraa dead and had killed himself the wontnn called op The TIMES and naked If It was known In the office that O'Connor had killed hlmaeicr On helng- Informed thnt the atory wns already In print he . hung- np the receiver and declined jto . give her name. That O'Connor la known here by aome one la evident from the fact that wme woman claims his acquaintance. PROPRIETOR FINDS BODY. As customary Mr. Lash went to all the rooms at 7 o'clock this morning to make his calls and upon arriving at O'Conneira room he received no answer. Thinking nothing of this he left and returned about 9:15 when getting suspicious he tried the door and found it locked. A policeman was called and the door was opened, finding O'Connell lying on the floor alongside of the bad with a revolver near his right hand. CORONER IS SUMMONED. Doctor Chidlaw who is acting in the absence of Coroner Shanklln was called and the body was ordered taken to Burn's morgue where an inquest will (Continued on Page 7.) O'BRIEN NOT A CANDIDATE TIMES BUREAU, - W AT STATE CAPITAL, , Indianapolis, Snd., ' July 19 W. tu D'Brien,:. auditor of a tale, 'In an int itpr of vataTe, 'In an mt practicaljyaithaj - he 1 a candidate for the dem view today would not be cratlc nomination for governor next year. He said he was a candidate for renomlnation as auditor of state. 1 STEVE WEDS THE GIRL Steve Panko and Alice Selentic of East Chicago returned to Hammond from Crown Point yesterday aftr'hoon, where they secured a marriage license, and were married 'by Judge Prest last night; Alice Sclentic swore out a warrant for his arrest on serious chargres about a week ago and Panko heard of his arrest and made his getaway. He was located at work at the American Bridge company at- Gary yesterday morning and was brought here under arrest, where he finally consented ." to marry the young lady. politicians fight In cholera scare New York; July 19. Tammany politicians are threatening to interrupt his fight to keep the dread cholera out of the United States. Dr. A. H. Doty, health officer for the port of New York, declares. Charges have been filed against Dr. Doty since held up the cholera-Infected Mediterranean liner, MoHke, several days ago. It is alleged that immigrants have been lnhumane'.y treated. Charles KT.. Bulger,. Investigating the situation for Governor Dix, Is expected to recommend Dr. Doty's dismissal. The health officer Insists that politicians are prosecuting him, hoping to get his job for a Tammany henchman.