Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 60, Hammond, Lake County, 28 August 1911 — Page 1

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Veteran Railvay Agent Here Asks to be Relieved from Service. His Successor Will be City Passenger Agent Geo. C. Peterson of Indianapolis

Captain J. C. Downing,, dean of the Hammond railroad men and for years the agent of the Monon railroad at Hammond, has resigned and his place will be taken by George C. Peterson of Indianapolis, the city passenger agent there. General Passenger Agent Frank J. Reed, in Chicago, , referred Thb Times to Mr. Walton, the general agenC" with headquarters at Lafayette, and Mr. Walton was interviewed, over the telephone this afternoon and said: "It was with much surprise that I received a letter from Captain J. C. Downing of Hammond asking to be relieved from service. lias Done Yeoman Service. "He stated that he had been in the Berviee so long -that he was anxious to retire and asked me to assign some other man to the place. We knew of the great popularity of Downing in Hammond and regretted the step he . had seen fit to take, but we had no .alternative than to appoint some one to take his place. "After looking over the field we decided on George C. Peterson, the city passenger agent at Indianapolis. He "A No. 1," Pet of the Rail- , roads,' Visits Calumet Region. 1 . "A No. 1" the most famous exponent of the "wanderlust" who has a real mission in life, paid Gary and Ham mond a professional visit this morning and completed his 488, 123th mile in his strange career of twenty-eight years as a tramp. In less than an hour this extraordinary problem for stud ents of psychology was out of town strain bound for a destination which he will never reach because he has none. The truck and the- bumper of the overland freight are his strong holds and at Cambridge Springs, Pa. a tombstone Inscribed "A No. 1 the LAD WITH GUN IN RESCUE Two men who are believed to be from Hammond attacked , workmen on the Creutz building on Ridge road this morning near the T. W. Englehart estate and were driven oft at the point of a Winchester 'repeater in the hands of Harry 'Englehart, the 14 year old son of Mr. Englehart. Labor troubles are said to be at the bottom of the trouble. ' .

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seemed to be the logical man for the place and was appointed." A Familiar Figure. Captain Downing resigned two weeks ago, but his resignation will not take effect for some time. He will continue until his successor arrives to take his place. He has been a familiar figure In Hammond for the past twenty years. Every man, woman and child who took a Monon train llkd Captain Downey. As a representative of one of the principal railroads of the city he has been loyal to his company and accommodating to its patrons. Friends Regret Move.- . No one was more delighted than Captain Downing when the Monon railroad finally decided to build a new depot in Hammond. For years b had been working with poor facilities and had been compelled to get results under the most adverse circumstances. It is a matter of regret to his friends that Captain Downing has seen fit to resign before the new depot is completed. They had hoped to be able to greet him In the new depot and extend to him their congratulations. GOOD WORK Rambler; at, Itest at Last," awaitsr tftit most famous of all tramps, who is not yet forty years ' old. but whose : cabalistic sign "A No. 1" is inscribed in bold figures' on 'the steep w:alls of the Rockies in America, as well as on the walls of a temple of a heathen god in Japan, and in hundreds of other places throughout the ' civilized world. ' Only Name He Has. K"X No." 1" that is the only name he has appeared on Gary and Hammond streets this morning, not at all conspicuous. Judging by appearances he might have been a traveling man, for he was of a dapper manner, well dressed while his countenance bespok. intelligence and a lively interest- In a bunaie under nis arm no carried a suit of overalls and a jumper and wrapped in these, papers which showed his interviews with high railroad ofTl(Continued on Page 8.) INTO BEYOND, UNKNOWN . rThe remains of the unknown victim who was killed by a freight train at Highlands Saturday morning was buried from Burns' morgue yesterday morning at the Hessvllle cemetery. An inquest was held over the remains Saturday afternoon and Coroner Shankiin gave his verdict as accidental death. Xn'nndv Itnpw thA man at Tlie-hlanrts i and-had never seen him before. No papers were found on his body and all at tempts to identify him were futile..

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Six negroes are tho prison mates of Henry Clay Beattle, Jr.. in the Chesterfield County jail, where he has been transferred from the Richmond, Va., prison now that his trial for the murder of his young wife is under way. The Chesterfield Jail is a small brick structure situated at the extreme rear of the courthouse yard. Beattie yearns for the comforts of the cell he occupied back in Richmond.

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The visit of high officials of the New York Central railway lines is said to foreshadow an Important railway move in the Calumet region. It is declared that within a short while the Lake Shore and the Michigan Central freight tcrffic between Gary and Chicago will be routed via the Indiana Southern railway and the leased Gary and Western high line. This will relieve congestion on the main lines. Kvery visit of the officials to Gary brings rumors of the location of the repair shops and yards at Miller, but whether the Gibson shops and yards are to be developed or whether the company will build on its property in Miller remains to be seen. EAKS OUT H TOLLESTOil An epidemic of smallpox has broken out in Tolleston and has already as-' sumed serious proportions. There are three cases of the malignant disease in one family. Those affected are: AVM. KLKCKNER, aged 49. MABEL aged 10, his daughter. BESSIE, aged 10; his daughter. Mrs. Kleckner and eight other children have been exposed to the outbreak and are quarantined In a tent in the woods by Dr. Millstone, the Gary health officer. In the Kleckner home are visiting a number of Logansport people, Mr. and Mrs. William Buntney and their two children and Miss Georgia Strati, a young girl 16 years of age. These will be quarantined in another tent. It is reported1 that the disease has raged for two'-weeks in the house, but has been atVd the publi tintir lodar-" The disease is declared to have,.? been brought to Tolleston from Logansport. where there are several cases. TAKE I KET Members of the board of public works and the Hammond city council are to undertake a junket this evening with Buffalo, N. Y., their destination. At Buffalo they will inspect the new 10,000,000 gallon water pump, which i being built there for the Hammond pumping station. Mayor John D. Smalley went east last Saturday and will meet the other members of the administration upon their arrival in Buffalo. In trie party leaving Ha'mmond this evening over the. Michigan Central railroad will be (. Jacob Kasper. engineer at the pumping i station: Adam R. . Ebert. Dresident of the board of public works; John L. Rohde -of the board -of public works; Councilman Eggers, Whitaker, Pascaly and possibly Councilman John Kane. SPITE FENCE IS STILL T E Hammonld patrons of the South Shore line have often wondered what motive lay in back of the company's action in putting up a high board fence on Its right of way, jusf. south of the depot and. next to the saloon building of Carl Schumacher. The fence is set so close to the saloon building that all side entrance to the building from the north side is effectually shut off. It is apparent at once that this was the intention of the company. s" The fence is said to have been put up on general principles of Superintendent AVilcoson, who is said to have found in this way a me ans to help along the cause of the temperance peo. pie in whose doctrines he is said to be a believer. PATHFINDER INHAMMOND -The Halliday pathfinder for tho Chicago Motor Club Five States Reliability contest arrived in Hammond at noo.i today on its way to Lafayette. This contest takes tUe palce of the Glidden tour this year. The pathfinder registered at The Times office. If Dr. Ruckel cannot ure you he will not take your money. . .

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Dave Buck. The death of Sam Jacobs, mechanician for Dan Buck in tho Elgin auto races brought a shock to one Hammond gir'., none other than Jacob's wife, -wh since she separated from him has lived quietly with friends here. Jacobs was mar ried, but had separated from his wife because of his roving and adventure loving disposition. He had been employed in the Chicago office of the PopeHartford company. Buck was driving the private racing car of J. L. Russell, the Chicago manager. " , " Jacobs lost his life by changing positions. Some time ago the managers of the Pope-Hartford agency differed and split. A separate agency was established and Jacobs "started wdrk there. ' The older agency was' given permission to enter can in the Elgin meet. and"Ja5ob3 was so anxious to race he quit 4is joi sUlon weeks -ago- and "went tt this camp. . - '...'. ! . '

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Another candidate for the republican nomination for prosecuting attorney for the 31st Judicial district has announced his candidacy. He is Attorney C. B. Tinkham of the law firm of Crumpacker & Crumpacker, Hammond. This brings the total list of avowed candidates to three, the others being Ross of Hammond and Hodges of Gary. Prospective candidates for the nomination are D. E. Boone of Hammond, Abe Ottenheimer Attends Funeral. F. H. Ebert, deputy city treasurer, and family attended the funeral of Mrs. Charles Wolter in Michigan City yesterday. Mrs. Wolter was : the mother of Mrs. Ebert. The latter ;wlll remain In Milwaukee for a nuiuber.of days. Mr. Ebert returned to Hammond last night.' RAINEY BEA TS T. R:S LION-SLAYING MARK Paul Rainey, young millionaire sportsman who lives alternately in New York. Newport and Cleveland, writes from Nairobi, Africa, that twenty-seven lions have been killed in thirty-five days by his hunting party. This beats Roosevelt's record. The picture stows Rainey as he appeared on his Arctic hunting trip last. year.;. . .

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Sam Jacobs. Sam Jacobs, the mechanic in Buck's ill-fated Pope-Hartford, , continually smiled to everyone, despite the mishaps to the machine which early in the race practically put the car out of the running. On the thirteenth lap Buck drove the big white car up to the pits for the eighth time on account of tire trouble and Just before the machine shot away Jaobs waved to a friend in one of taa stands and. turning around in his seat, smiled to the crowds. For the next four laps tho white "tor pedo" sped around the course, holding Its own. but on the seventeenth lap the car drew up for the last time before the pits. By this time Jacobs' face was almost black with the-duafaod grime of the roads, tout It served only' to, set off the white teeth pf his cheery. mUev.U the more. ;Wa,vlng his hand'ta the pit attendan t" Jacobs sped'Away wlth-BUcK Ton the last mad fght .laps that terminated in their deaths. - and Joe Mead of East Chicago, John Westfal of Whiting and a number of other dark horses are mentioned. The race for this office promises to brin;j out tho grandest old -scramble for a job that was ever seen in this county. With the six candidates for sheriff on the republican side of the fence, and two or more for each of tho other offices this early in the game Laka count yis promised an e'xcitlng political campaign next year. FAIR OFFICIALS HAVE NOT YET BALANCED Believe, However, That a Small Loss Will Be Returned. Crown Point. Ind1., Aug. 28. Although tUe fair officials have not settled all their acounts as yet It is practically determined that they will be but small losers through the county fair this year and if Thursday had only been one of favorable weather they would have made enough to pull the society In good financial standing and wiped out the deficit from last year's fair. Friday's crowd broke al previous records and eclipsed the attendance on the biggest day of tho 50th anniversary fair some three years ago. It is said that changes will be made during the coming year at the fair grounds in regard to the location of the buildings and possibly a new floral hall will be built. Friday's crowd showed the inadequacy of the grounds ' to acommodate , the large crowd and In the event of interurban connections with Gary the grounds as now. arranged would bo taxed to the limit. Many favor the purchase of additional land immediately north of the grounds,' which could be procured reasonablo at this time. FIGHT ON STREET CAR. During a fight a street car at Ninety-second and 1 Commercial avenue last night a commotion was caused and Mrs. Clayton, 495 Michigan avenue, Hammond, fainted and was unconscious for nearly ten minutes. The quarrel started at Seventy-ninth street when the conductor and another man had some words over the fare and a transfer. At Ninety-second street the conductor attempted to put the man off the car and he resisted. , They then got off the car, Where they fought on the. sidewalk. The man claimed he would get even with the street car company and conductor.

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Middletown. Conn., Aug. 28. Sixty passengers were Injured In the wreck of the Valley Division Express of the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad last night. The train was ditched 3 miles south of Middletown. Of the injured, twentytwo were brought to . Middletown by train The others were brought In by trolley cars and automobiles. The locomotive and two baggage cars went down a thirty-five foot embankment, almost into the Connecticut river. The eight passenger coaches were thrown in all directions. ' First aid to the injured was rendered at the scene of the wreck by two physicians who were passengers on the train. , ' The scene was one of the greatest confusion. It was pitch dark and there TWO FIRES BREAK OUT Fire ' from an unknown origin last night broke out In a bed room In the home of I. G. Pollard. 817 Alice avenue, causing a damage of about a hundred dollars. Fire' departments,1 Nos. 1 and 4 responded to the alarm. The loss lj covered by Insurance. Early on Saturday morning fire broke out in the store room of the Illinois Car and Manufacturing company near the state line on the north side. Th origin of the fire is unknown and had the flames had progress considerably before they were noticed by the night watchman. The loss is overed by Insurance, and is estimate! at from three to five hundred dollars. Fire departments number 1 and 3 recponded to the alarm. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE HAD HEAR LOVJELL Doty Machine. Smashed in Collision, But No One Sustains Hurt. (Special to Thb Timks.) Lowell. Ind., Aug. 28. While James Doty and family of Shelby were coming to Lowell Friday afternoon in their automobile a big touring car from the north on the east leg of the race course nVar Kenney's store, struck Doty's machine as It was swinging into the main road, striking It a crushing blow eh the front left side and sent It whirling into thg ditch at the side of the road and badly damaging it. One front wheel was completely demolished, every spoke being broken out close to the hub, the radius rod and front sub frame broken, the lamp and fender crushed and brokon and the badly twisted in general and presented a demoralizing appearance. The miraculous part of it was that not a member of Mr. Doty's family , wero Injured although they ' were badly shaken up. The big machine that ran into the Doty machine, stopped long enough to see that no one was hurt then pulled out for the south. Another big touring car that was following tho offender, took Mr. Doty and family-In and" they were brought to Lowell. The' occupants of this car claimed that the- car that struck Doty's car was going 50 miles an hour. A. telephone message to Rensselaer officials stopped the car that put Doty's car out of commission and the party settled with Doty-for $10 and II. will cost Doty at least $100 to repair his machine. JUDGE J. G. PREVEHTSHORSE THEFT Chas. Hamilton Found in the ... Deming Barn Under Suspicious Circumstances. Appellate Judge J. G. Ibach, 954 Hohman street, probably averted a horse theft at TSO o'clock last night when he saw a manenter the barn of Dr. Deming. 9S0 Hohman street, and upon being detected by Mr. Ibach the man saw him and made his getaway. "When Mr. Ibach went into the barn he found that tho pony had been untied ready to be taken away. He notified the police and three offi cers were sent on the man's trail. The horse was caught at 8:30 and returned to its owner. Later a man was caught south of Hohman street and brought to the police station. He gave his name as Charles Hamilton of Dayton, O., and claimed that hef went into Deming's barn to sleep. He was later released. ARB VOtI READING THE TIMES?

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was a mist. "The only light was that given by two trainmen's 1 lanterns, which had survived the shock. With" handkerchiefs and the torn clothing of the passengersv the two doctors bound up the injured, assisted by Harold King of this'clty, a medical student, who himself was .badly hurt. Despite a long scalp wound and two broken ribs. King labored strenuously among the Injured for several hour. The nearest station to the-wreck was Maromas, a mile and-a, half '"south. It was not. until a brakeman'-cojuld reach that place on foot .over" the' ties that assistance could be summoned. An ambulance with doctors waa sent from the local hospital. V The entire staff of the state hospital for -the Insane also left for the scene' In automobiles. , ' LATEST NEWS POPE RECEIVES FIRST VISITOR. Rome, Aug. 28. The -Pope, dur.ng a walk in the Vatican gardens, received his first visitor outside of the private circle since his illness. . This was Cardinal Arcoverde de Albuquerque, Archbishop of Rio Janefib. . The Pontiff appeared entirely recovered. 100 TO BRING SUIT. V The hundred or so suits for damages threatened . by , those .Injured in the collapse of a portion of the grandstand at the National automobile races In Elgin likely will be brought against the members of Jie Elgin Automobile Road Racin Association Individually, the Chcao Motor Club and the P. H. Mc Hugh Com pany, which erected the stand. GERL CUTS HAIR IN SLEEP. Peru, Ind., Aug. 28. While Miss Lena "Wappler, a stenographer ; of Peru, was dreaming she was haying her har cut she got out of bed,' and, taking a pair of scissor i cut off jone of her long braids. !vVhen jhf ...MIS-'I and found the braid1 seerwl h, was surprised. A barber fiaisb trimming process.;'; - ; FEAR RACE TROUBLE.. . Huntsville, Mo., Aug. ; 28. Race trouble is feared as a result of a fight over a pint of whisky at a. negro barbecue seven miles south of here last night. In which one negro was killed and a white man and a negro were wounded. . . None Built in Hammond. None of the 3,000 cars ' which tho Standard Steel Car company is to build for the Eria railroad is to be built Jri Hammond. ' This is due to the fact that these cars are all to be used in the coal . business down . east and consequently they are to be built thera. However, the Increased ( activity In the car building line Is expected to extend to the western roads, and It is believed that some orders' Will be secured for the local plant in the rear future. THORN FOR YEARS IN SIDE OF WILEY G. F. McCABE. Solicitor Charles P. McCabe, of the Department of Agriculture. In his efforts to discredit Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, has exposed to public ' view the fact that he has been virtual head of the department and baa been running it for several yaara-

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