Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 46, Hammond, Lake County, 11 August 1911 — Page 1

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WEATHER. VN S ETTLE D, BUT GENERALLY FAIR SATURDAY. fill EDITION VOL. VI., NO. 46. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 3 Cent Copy.) - HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1911.

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West Hammond Scandal Reeks With Alleged Corruption Girl Reformer Beards President Hessler in Lair Mass Meeting Sunday at 3 O'clock atColumbia Hall Big Crowd Expected. .

But two members of the village i board, Paul Kamradt and John Giczewski and Clerk Ignatz Minkowski were present at the regular meeting which was held last night. The members of the gang, which is still defying the people of .West Hammond, John Hessler, Henry Fritche, Henry C. Peters, John Murray and Joseph Okray were not present to look after the interests of the village. mandate: proposed. In the meantime Perry S. Patterson, a Chicago attorney, has prepared the necessary papers with the object of securing; a writ of mandate compelling the members of the town board to call a meeting an dset the date for the city lection. Miss Virginia Brooks, the Joan of Arc f West Hamond, is actively engaged in HID Machine Shows Hard Usage Culprit Not Yet Apprehended Indiana- Harbor Man Greeted With Cheers When He Returns Home(Special - to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Aug. 11. John R. Favovid never realized just how many good friends he had in Indiana Harbor until he made his triumphal entry Into the town yesterday afternoon sitting proudly on the front seat of his Mcovered auto which had been stolen the day before at Cedar Lake. All along the line it was one succes sion of congratulations. Heads were thrust out of windows) in order to shout "Bully f for foil John!" and "Speed her up!" and everybody seemed to be as pleased as Mr. Farovid himself at the recovery of the lost machine. The banker returned just twenty-four hours after he had taken his departure for the lake in company with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stephens and Miss Emma Hoch, a niece of the Stephens. He told the story of his recovery of the ma(Continued on Page 8.) Board Meets Today. The board of public works at its session this morning advertised for The inspectors' reports for the Sheffield avenue paveemnt and the alley pavement paralleling the Nickel Plate

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tracks from State street to Hummer tvenue were accepted. , KIDNAPER JOyYUlT HAS HER REVENGE

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Helen, oiylo Helen Boyle; serving a twenty-five year sentence in the Pittsburg penitentiary for kidna..mg little Billy Wb'tla two year3 ago, received with delight the news f the sentencing of Gilbert B. Perkins, head - of a Pittsburg detective agency, to three, years for using the mails o defraud. He helped to convict her. She called down curses, on his head at the time, and prophesied a like fate; for him. j

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the interest of the city proposition. A mass meeting has been called for Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. in Columbia hall. Both the north and the south sides of the vilage are to be represented at this meeting. , Perry S. Patterson of Chicago will beone of th speakers. MAY Ol ST POLICK, In view of the fact that the impression has become widespread that Barnits Johnson, the chief of police, and the officers tinder him are in league with the town hall gang Miss Virginia Brooks stated that she would take steps to compel them to take the c'.rrt servico examinations. This rr,y deprive them of their positions. Miss Virginia Brooks was called to Chicago yesterday to interview President John Hessler of the village board. Hessler is said to have stated, as an excuse for not holding the. city election, that Village Clerk Ignatz MankowsH. kept the ordinances calling for a city (Continued on Fage B.) Dan Shuck, a prominent member of the saloon keepers' association of Hammond is the authority for the statement that the association has not entered Into a" contract with Daly bWhers for the purchase of Ice. T -"" --V" He says that the matter has been under consideration by . the executive board but that no action haa been taken. He declares that there is a hitch in that Daly brothers will not bind themselves to supply the saloon keepers with all the ice they need and the members of the executive board of the association are afraid that if they should refuse to purchase fromthe Knickerbocker company that they might be denied a supply of ice. i Then too it is understood that the Chicago company which proposes to Upply Daly brothers is selling ice in .Gary for 20 cents a hundred when it proposes to charge the Hammond saloon keepers at the ratejt 25 cents a hundred. As stated in The Times last evening no definite understanding has yet been reached by the saloon keepers' association for the purchase of Ice. CEMETERY SEXTON, IS ACCUSEDOFVIOLATION Andrew Kubeck Arrested For. Running a Blind Pig, Yesterday. Andrew Kubeck, a sexton of the Slavish cemetery near the Greenwood cemetery was arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Trost for selling liquor without a license and operating a blind pig. For the past year he has been operating his place with only a government license while he is required by the law to take out a county and city license also. i Kubeck did not have a bar in his place and sold nothing but bottled beer, and catered mostly to Slavish people when they came out to a funeral.. At times he has been seen to bring bottled beer out to the carriages on the public highway and seemingly paid little attention to the law. His trial was set for this morning before Judge Barnett but-was continued until Saturday morning. August 19. He gave appearance bond of $100. A Long-Winded Suit. In the case, of Glennon vs. Frederick t Heintz, which involves a sum of $102.98 for labor and material furnished by Heintz, will he tried again before Judge Ames tomorrow morning. The case has been up before Judge Ames three times and the fact that the long list of articles charged are each being taken up separately accounts for its long delay. - A ' large number of witnesses have testified on both sides and stiU mare have yet to be heard. " This" is one of the longest casea that Judge Ames' has pver had before him. ' Attorney Conroy is feting for ''Mr. Glennon and Attorney Cravens for the defendant. ; . 4RH -tOV UEAJI1C THE TIMKSt

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DEMOCRATS SPLIT ON GOV. WILSON

Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 11. The first overt act on the part t the Indiana democrats to start on organization for Governor Woodrow Wilson of Now Jersey has been followed by charges of forgery and declarations that the large club of party workers organized here for United States Senator Kern cannot be turned over to Wilson. , Secretary Cameron's name was signed to resolutions passed at a meeting of the Kern Presidential club which declared for Wilson for president. Mr. Cameron says he was not at the meeting and that his signature is a forgery. W. C. Liller, president of the Democratic league of Clubs, asserts Cameron was out of., town when the meeting was called, but authorized the use of; his name as secretary, a statement which Cameron denies. Negotiations for Right of Way in Chicago District Completed; Recording of Deed in Crown Pt. Proves Shop and Yards Story. The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Ter minat is the old Chicago Terminal Railroad company, which has Its shops and yards in. Fast Chicago. ' Last year K'iw3 acquired the Baltimore & Ohio. " " In the summer of 1910 Ths Times an nounced that the railroad was nego tlating for a new right of way in the Chfeago district" and -that -at a later date shops and yards would be built in Miller. - Watra fop the Deed Filing. . The right of way story has now been confirmed and the action of the compa ny in surveying Us site as "part of its preparation to record " Its deed at Crown Point lendg the first basis of confirmation to the shops and yards story. The activity on the part of the Balti more & Ohio railroad forecasted in The Times on Tuesday is taking substantial form. On Tuesday The Times in an (Continued on page 8.) FRUIT IN LAKE GO. "BfflllBjO WASTE Farmers Are Unable to Get Pickers; Hammond Men Get 10 Bu. Wild Grapes. Chief Austgen and Anton Tapper took a day oft yesterday for the purpose of picking wild grapes, and when they returned lastevening they had gather ed in about ten bushels whlcn they think, is a pretty good days. work and also a record. They , left yesterday morning in Mr. Tapper's automob.'le and covered the country as far as Lowell making Dyer, St." John. Crown Point and al the surrounding grape1 country. , . The wild grapes are plentiful thl3 year and are of a good size and a tine variety. Thousands of busnels of fruit will go to waste this year on account of the farmers being unable to secure any body to pick for them. They are t(H busy taking care of their crops and are unable to pick themselves, consequently the fruit drops to the g-ound anl goes to rot. Chief Austgen claimed they went by one large orchard and the trees 'were loadedv with-appes- and other variety of fruit and under one tree alone there was fully bushels of apples on the ground goio,g to waste. In the southern part of the state farmers and fruit growers find the sama condition and are offering as high hi ' $2.50 a day and board for fruit pickers. but are unable to get men for help. STILL UNDER DEBATE. (Special to The Times.) ' j Crown Point. .Ind., Aug. 11. The j county . commissioners yesterday ac- ; cepted CoIXiihbld and Rhodes avenues and inspected lite Knotts road and Chi-i-a?To avenue. They ordered some additional rolling Of Chicago avenue. They spent the entire day yesterday looking over roads in this part of the county. The Hobart annexatlorfmatter is still under consideration and will not be decided until the commissioners sound out public sentiment in the matter. SEND THE TIMES TO TOUR FRIEND. 300 LETTERS FROM HOME EACH YEAR.

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Representative Arthur W. Lafferf.y, Florence Kupel, young daunghter of a paper. He admired it, and wrote her j

girl's father answered the letter himself, and expressed his -.opinion of Lafferty in no gentle terms. Lafferty was defiant. Now their letters have become public, and social and official Washington Is njoying the controversy.

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V There was a meeting of the directors and officers of the Northern ' Indiana Baseball Association held Jn President W. J. McAleer's office in Hammond last night, which as usual called forth som? spirited argument. However, unlike the members of tome of the teams the contending officials represent, these arguments always end harmoniously and friendship is never strained after the most heated of them. The umpire system was picked to pieces with the EAST CHICAGO LAD FOUND Wandering away from his. home in Northcote avenue, between 148th and 149th street. East Chicago, yesterday morning, little Frank Poncotek, three j years old, was picked up in Hammond! about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon at j Calumet avenue and Hoffman street. ; An officer ' was sent to get the boy and he was brought to the police station, where he started to cry and the officers were inable to learn anything about hini. About 9:30 tt'clock last night the East Chicago police called up and inquired if they had "found the boy. , B. Kubal. 5010 Magoun avenue, came over and got the boy about 10 o'clock last night and took him back to East Chicago. The child's mother is a widow and while she was not watching him he wandered away from the house. FRIENDS WORKING TO FREE ABE RUEF f. Political Influences are being brought to bear to obtain the pardon of ATj Ruef, the Ean JYancUco boss and crafter tow serving a term In the Ban Quentin penitentiary. v A petition will be filed with the ipardo- commission soon by metibe-s of Ruef's family.

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result that' it remains as it has been. George Kelser of Crown Point appeal ed for an effort to' be" made to establish more sportsmanship among the fans, Charles Klose of Whiting, expresse himself as glad 'to see ' this spirit emanating from Crown Point as If results along these lines could be obtained, it would be possible to pick up a paper from that city without having (Continued on Page 7.y . FINED FOR SPANKING HIS nElieOR'S.GHILD . ...... gut Mr- GrOSS BelieVCS Yet That the Child served It. De'W6ud you allow anybody to spank chastise your child" asked JudKe Pre9t ve8terday afternoon in the case of the State of Indiana vs. John Gross charged with' having , spanked his neighbor's 3 year old child. - 1 AVell ' now, judge,, that is a hard question "for me to answer," said Gross, "but as -a matter ff fact I don't believe I would. That is if' I wasn't able to protect my own rights." Then Gross received, a flnfe of $1 and costs- which he paid., , Gross claimed, that the complaining witness, Mrs. Francis Bowen's son, had -continually -picked a quarrel with his little girl and son and at the time the spanking act took' place the Bo wen boy struck his little son. over" the head with a stick. Thinking he was doing no more than- what was right, Gross jumped the fence and ' proceeded to chastise the Bowen child who went home and told, his mother w,ho swore out a 'warrant for his arrest. Gro.s ' said he would either, move from the neighborhood or build a high board fence around his home. Just an Act of Charity.'

Mrs. Ora France, who was broughtof the "umpires for the reason that he

into-the city court- the other day by ', knows anything about the game but Mrs. Johnson, a Chicago woman, in '. because it is believed that a pop hotorder to force her to give up the John-(tie would do less damage to his head son babe, denies there was any attempt! than most any other umpire, at kidnaping. Mrs.- France ' declares - -The- umpire, - according .to . Hoyle, is that she was given the- babe by Its ! not to say, "Simpson to bat and Kane mother, who was walking the Ktreetn on deck" but is required to use the in Chicago. She alleges, Mrs. France ' following language, "Simpson in the

declares,, that she was simply doing an act of charity. ' Enjoy a PicnicMembers of the Lake County Medical "society-enjoyed a basket picnic at the Lake Front park yesterday afternoon. The professional men were accompanied by their wives and the party spent several very pleasant hours on the lake's shore. No attempt was made to carry out any -formal program.

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Flyer Hits Her After

Hammond. Friend is Also Struck by, 'f rain and Injured, Famous Fighter Cancels Bouts and Hurries Home.

Hegewisch is Jn mourning today be cause of the accidental death last night of Mrs. da Nelson, mother of Batling Nelson, former lightweight champion. Returning from a shopping trip to Hammond in company with her house guest Mrs. Frank Martin,. Mrs. Nelson stepped off a north bound Lake Shore suburban train leaving Hammond at 5:28 in the afternoon and together they walked directly - in front of a south bound Erie milk train due there about 5:30. Mrs. NVlson died two hours later at her home. Mrs. Martin who received injuries of a minor nature will live. Alighting from the train on which the two women had ridden they waiteJ for a switch engine to pass and then proceeded to pass around the Lake Shore suburban which was still stand ing at the station. The Lake Shore train hid the approaching Erie train from their view and having no warning The work of construction on various buildings-about-Hammond is progressing satisfactorily. The-Schuts -theater building-Is f now rising to the fourth story and will be under roof in another week or two.. The iron work is in and the building presents a scene of activity that is seldom' witnessed in this locality. . The building is of steel construction and practically all of this part of the work is now done.The liberal use of terra cotta is making the building one of the most attractive in the city and Mr. and Mrs. Schutz deserve a lot of credit for their willingness to go the limit in giving Hammond such -a beautiful building. The Groman-Muenlch building Is to be built five stories in height. It Is of concrete construction and is the first fire-proof building to be built in Hammond." The fourth story is now being built and the building will be under roof In a week or two. . The J. J. Ruff building is now ready for the roof. It is to be three stories in height and is one of the attractive buildings ;of the city. .It is of iron and ' brick ' construction. The Lincoln-Jefferson school building is under roof and Is waiting on the metal trimmings. The delay in getting out these trimmings is. delaying the completion of the building. The plaster work is completed and the doors and windows will soon be in. The old Monon depot has been removed from the site'of the' new $25,000 station and the work of excavating will begin rlght.away. It is expected that the new depot will be completed by fall. . . r - ' -Contractor J. H.-Clay has his hands full but- he is pushing each job so rapidly that the builders are entirely satisfied with the progress that Is being made. B1GKNELL GETS A - BRAND HEW JOB The Sibley street barbers are going to have a beseball game with the State street barbers at the Hammond Athletic club grounds next Sunday. Uncle Henry Bicknell Is to umpire. Bicknell has not been accepted as one .chair, Kane 'next A home run Is to be known as a "massage" a two bagger as a "haircut" and a base hit ;as a "shave". "Red" Alien is the captain of the State street bunch and "Bill Kane" is the captain of the Sibley street plnfeather moWers. Umpire.:. Bicknell says that he will umpire providing the barbers leave their razors at home. WHT ARB READERT TOU A TIMES

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Shopping Trip To of their danger they stepped directly in front of It. Som Hurry Home. Mrs. Nelson was hurled a distance of thirty feet her head strikir giagalnst.. a rail. Her skull was fractured and internal injuries resulted. Mrs. Martin sustained slight Injuries on the. hand and elbow . Dr. Brown of Hegewisch" happened to be at the station and gave,' Mrs. Nelson first medical aid. He ordered her taken to her home a block' away where the daughter Ida and her father Nels Nelson learned of the fatal accident only after the dying woman had been' brought In the house. ' . Mrs. Nelson was fifty-six years old and is survived by. her husband seven sons and one daughter. Her son Batling Nelson is on his way home, from Medford. Oregon where he was to have fought-Tom my Gaffney this evening. His brother Henry is on Bailing's ranch (Continued on page 8.) LATEST MEWS ; WAKD HASN'T GOT LICENSE. Indiana Harbor, Aug. 11. Among the birdmen who were to have soared this morning in Chicago was James J Ward, a CurtlssUyer, husband ot. Tom Mauger's daughter of this city who has not yet secured his pilot li cense. - He was considerably down-i cast at his misfortune ;and - has no idea, he says, when he will be able, to nnalifv now. Offlniala")- .""- - . .. . ..... - viGS&rie-Jirt.-will set some other tirrieV.JHS? inary flights. ." " ellm-

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resentative Crumpacker had a long interview on the . Indiana political situation with President Taft today. He will not talk for publication, but . it is understood he warned the Presi'dent in forcible language against encouraging the so-called "old guard" , to assume too conspicuous a role in Indiana politics. '' , BLOW UP STORE; TWO KILLED, j St. Louis, Aug. 11. The store and. living apartment8of Tony. Romano, a grocer at 6515 Wilson avenue, was blown to atoms early today. Two tinI identified persons were - killed, one ; man mortally injured and five others were hurt. Less than a week ago Ro mano received two Black Hand letters threatening death. - Two days later another letter was received. Romano paid no attention to them. .WOMAN KILLED MAKING S0AP.f Terre Haute, Ini.,- Aug. 11. Mrs. j Harmon., Bullerdlck was burned to death in her home here today by the , overturning of a cauldron of boiling grease with which she was- makfng " soap. .ii iii m i liii juwii . , .. l HEAD OF REFEREE BOARD DISGUSTED Dr. Ira V. Remsen, president ot John Hopkins University and chairman of the Remsen pure food referee hoard, declared, before the House committee on agricultural department expenditures that th board would welcome a verdict tiiat it is illegal. , This is the board to which Dr. Wiley's pure food decisions. ar referred. Remsen said members are tired, of the continual charges that they are protecting .the interest. .

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