Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 92, Hammond, Lake County, 5 October 1911 — Page 1

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WEATHa FAIR. TOD AT. FOLLOWED BY SHOWERS FRIDAY. TEE LAKE TIME EDITION VOL. VI., NO. 92. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1911. ONE GENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers S Cents Copy .)

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A MASTER (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Oct. 5. Steps will be taken by the Commercial club of Indiana Harbor and , East " Chicago to gret the assistance of the Lake Car riers Association to secure a Harbor master, or port collector for Indiana Harbor, thus establishing this port a a recognized port of entry and giving credit to Indiana Harbor for all ton nage shipped out of this port and Whit ing. All of the shipping has heretofore been credited to Illinois and the Com mercial club members feel that it is time to change this order of things, and give Indiana the credit for the large amount of shipping done out of thes towns. Indiana Harbor would be the logical port to get the credit, if the change is made. There was an enthusiastic meeting of the Commercial club last night at whirh the plan projected by the Hammond (Continued on Page 7.) TRANSCRIPT FILED IN BRIBERY CASE Judge Van Fleet Expected N to Set Cases for Trial Next Monday. (Special to The Times.) Valparaiso, Ind., Oct. 5. The tran scripts in the notorious Gary alleged bribery cases against Mayor Thomas E, . Knotts, Alderman Emerson Bowser and others were filed in the Porter circui court this morning on a change o .venue from Lake county. Judge Van -Fleet of Elkhart, who has been. aj)coin.td -special- jtldg ticar the cases, is expected here Monday, which is the opening day of the October term of court, to set the cases for trial The state announces it Ms ready for trial, and there is no doubt that the defense will be ready. The defense will ask a special venire to be drawn. THOS. O'BRIEN DIES AT THE HOSPITAL Death Overtakes Popular Man Before Operation Could Be Performed. Thomas O Brien, conductor on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad, one of the most popular railroad men in the region, died at St. Margaret's hospital last night at 9:30, after an illness ex tending over a period of only a little more than twenty-four hours. Hi death is ascribed tq intestinal troubles to which he was subject. He was seized wtth a sudden attack last Tues day afternoon while on his return "run" from Franklin Park, and unabl to finish the trip to Gibson, had to leave his train in Hammond. He wen to the home, of his sister, Mrs. M. Car roll, 17 Sibley street, from where h was removed to St. Margaret's hospital He was to have been operated on at o'clock last night, but he requested (Continued on Page 7.) FATHER BARRETT GETS SAD NEWS The Rev. E. F. Barrett of All Saints church, after performing a wedding ceremony for a relative in Chicago yesterday, received the sad news that his brother, John Barrett, had died on the preceding day at his home in Rutland, Vt. Father Barrett left for the east immediately to be, present at the funeral, which will be held upon his arrival there. He expects to return to Hammond early next week, and in the meantime one of the priests of Collegevllle will officiate at the regular church services to be held next Sunday. GIVES HUB SOME ADVERTISING (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 5. Crown Point's Gretna Green and marriage mill has been brought into the limelight in many various ways through the press and courts, but it remained for a Chicago author to establish Its fame in the leading fiction of the day. In Joseph Medill Patterson's new book, soon to be issued from, the press, en titled "Rebellion," a work dealing with the marriage and divorce phase, Crown Point and its marriage rnill is the setting for one of the chapters in the book. The book is soon to be issued and its distinctly local atmosphere will lend special interest to the readers in

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Te maun ken that Maister Charley Stewart, frae our ain toon o' Ham mond, is noo i' the land o' cakes and parritch or- in plain lallands i' Kdinboro, Scutland. He thocht aneuch o' The Times to juiat send a wee likeness of himsel. He says nowt aboot when he expectit to come tack to this kintra as he's having .a verra gude vcesit. Dinna ye thenk he could leukit mair natural in his kittle plaid brecks? J. J. HILL VEERS TO OPTIMISM Tacoma, Oct. 5. James J. Hill, Great Northern Railway chairman, who predicted hard times, has become an apostle of prosperity. While here yesterday he said: "There Is';u6t'hfng";.,the' 'matter with , the country, save political ghost ddriclrfg. ' There is plenty of money in banks" and it only awaits complete resumption of confidence before we shall have a period of prosperity never before excelled. WANT BRIDGE OVER v HARBOR CANAL County Commissioners Asked to Provide Temporary Structure. (Special to The TiLEaO Indiana Harbor, Ind.,. Oct. 5. A delegation of Indiana Harbor and East Chicago citizens waited upn the county commissioners in Crown Point yesterday to boost the proposition of a tem porary bridge over the canal at Canal street. They 'took with them a rough sketch showing-a'plan for a temporary structure of the bascule variety, to be built of steel and wood, which will cost only about $10,000 or $12,000 and the construction of which they believe the government wil permit. The plan wa prepared by the Stroebel Steel Construction company of Chicago. The county commissioners could do nothing with the project however, they having no fund available, and the citizens will CContlied on Page 7.) MAY GET FINE HOTEL. (Special to The Timer,) ! Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 5. Tf enough local capital can be secured, the probability of Crown Point having a new ana modern hotel, "costing over fifty or sixty thousand dollars, is certain. Charles Fredrich, who is behind the deal, says he has a renter for such a building for a term of Ave or' ten years and Insures a paying percentage on the money invested. It is understood that the Congress hotel people of Chicago are anxious to get the - building and are wlljing to take a long ime lease on th structure. A large garage in the rear of the hotel is also being considered,-the Congress hotel people intending to cater to the autoists who are making Crown Point their Mecca for a day's run out of Chicago. The proposition looks very favorable at the present writing. CALUMET YERY HIGH. Continuance of the rainy weather that has marked the first part of this au mn may work havoc in the Little Calumet valley. Following Sunday and Tuesday nights heavy fall of rain, a heavy rise in the, water mark of the Little Calumet was noted. The river had already been higher than usual and a couple of more rainfalls will ' bring the stream near flood work.

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Hammond has been anxiously await ing news of Rodgers, the aviator, who left Huntington at 11:35 this morning. v. At 3 o'clock The Times was informed by wire that Rodgers had got as tar as North Judson, about forty miles from Hammond, where he met with a slight accident In alighting. How long it would take him to get started again was not known. A later report said that he expected to leave for Chicago about 4 o'clock. Judge Harry B. Tuthill of the Porter Circuit court at Valparaiso has taken under advlse-ment the case of the Hammond Savings & Trust Co. vs. Matthias Boney in which the plaintiff asks an Injunction restraining Boney from Intimidatlg the ocupants of the bulding in which the bank is now located and damages to cover the loss of the bank front the delay that was caused. The trial of the case took three days and was exceedingly interesting. An article which apeared in The Times and which quoted Honey as saying that he would shoot the first man that interfered with him was used as evidence in the case. Boney formerly occupied the building (Continued on Page 7.) CLUB ARRANGES WINTER PROGRAM Meeting of Board of Directors of University Club Is Held Last Night. y The entertainment committee of the tTniversity" club has decided upon a. tegular program of entertainment for the entire winter season. The ciub will al ternate with a"- card party and a dan cing party each week during the win ter. The club , will entertain its members at cards on the first and third Thursday of each month and there will be dancing on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month; that is if Thursday is the day of the week that is finally adopted by the committee as the best night for the holding of such entertainments. In this way both those members of the club who dance and those who play cards will be entertained. Following the first announcement to the members there will be no regular announcements sent out of these affairs. It is expected that this program of entertainment will become very popular and that a large percentage of the membership will take advantage of it. Donate 100. Suitable prizes will be offered to the card players and the dances will be made as pleasant as possible. In addition to the regular program of dances it is expected that a few formal affairs will be given during the year; There will be a number of stag affairs arranged during, the year, and an effort will.be made by the committee to provie every member of the club with some regular form of amusement Chairman John W. Morthland is expected to call a meeting of the commit tee in the near future to set the dates for the dances and card parties and to draw up the announcement to the club members. A meeting of the board of directors of the club was held in the office room of the club and a number of important matters were taken up. President Em ery presided at the meeting. Follow ing the meeting the announcement was made that individual members had do nated $100 for entertainment purposes. ROBBERY AT TOLLESTON One of the most faring robberies that has ever taken pJace in the vicinity of Tolleston occurred some time last night when thieves entered a number of rooms occupied by guests in the Hotel Gibson, 4th avenue and Michigan Cen tral tracks, ana made nteir get away with considerable amount of valua bles. How the bold thieves entered the occupied rooms without making a noise and not disturbing the roomers cannot be understood and no one claims to have heard any noise during the night. The whole hotel was ransacked, and things were turned upside down in their eagerness to find anything val uable. An estimate of Just , what has been taken has not been learned, but the thieves got away with gold watches sniy? of clothes and an amount of mon ey. The authorities of Gary so far have no clues to' work on, but this morning a number of police and plain clothes men have the cas4 in their hands and hope to land the guilty par ty. WHY ARE TOU NOT A TIMES .READER?

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princes American bride overcomes prejudice of royal mother in-law

Frc.t "A'arsaw, -jnusev. ccnaea wora that Vrmce morne Albert Radziwill and his . aerlcan wife, who was Dorothy Oeaco. the lovllit of the three Deacon Bisters, have been forgiven by tha prince's mother. Princess ; Geo'se Kadziwill, who has received uem mot pffectionately. The moter trid to prevent r son's marriage to Miss Deacon in London last year, and had nothing to do with t'-em since.

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At a general, meeting , last Mondaynight of the Lutheran ministers and teachers connected j iXth' jthe various I-ake county ' congregations final ar rangements were made for the "big Walther centennial' which is to be celebrated. at St. Paul's German Lutheran church, in Hammond, on Sunday, Oct. Hammond has been chosen as the central point for celebration, and while each congregation will conduct its own services in the forenoon on that day, they will all combine for an after noon and evening service at St. Paul's churhc. The following congregations are expected to participate: St. John's, on the north side, iiy, Hammond, and the congregations at West Hammond, Whiting. Tolleston. Hobart and Crown Point. Laporte and Valparaiso are also WILL ADJOURN TODAY. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. Oct. 5. The coun ty commissioners are spending today in an Inspection of the various roads of the county. They are also looking over the sites of a number of culverts. It is expected that they will adjourn for' the month after today. CUPID WRITES V "FINIS" TO LOVE COLONY ANNALS . The final chapter Elgin, 111., Oct. in the famous St. Charles "Free Love' colony affair , was written at Valpa raiso, Ind., yesterday when Mrs. Mary Hewins and Dolph Stewart of Elgin were married. Mrs. Hewins Stewart, ' Stewart's brother. Charles A. Stewart, and Mrs. Max Seligman were prTfTNpals- in the case rhieh was brought .out sensa tionally in Seligman's suit for divorce. Mrs. Seligman and C- A. Stewart were married shortly after the decree wa ssigned. Mrs. Hewins came to Elgin .to escape the gossip at St. Charles and Stewart did likewise. The wed ding followed. Insurgency in Church. An Interesting situation is presented in the Hammond First Methodist Episcopal church, where there is at present quite an insurgent movement in favor of the assignment of a new pastorj to succeed Rev. W. V. Switzer, who has been at the head of the church for four -years. The congregation is said to be split on the matter of his return, many insisting on it and others against it. It is declared that leading Methodists have presented a petition to the M. E. conference now .In session at Terre Haute against Rev. Swltzer's return in favor of a younger pullplteer. The outcome of Bishop McDowell's assignments is awaited with a great deal of Interest by the church people. Child Is Recovering. Leslie Morris, the 3-year-old boy who fell fifteen feet at his home on Plummer avenue last Sunday and as a result received a broken leg and arm and severely bruised, is reported getting along nicely at St. Margaret's hospital this morning. The lad Is In charge of Dr. L. Kelly, and although he is in no".danger whatever, it will be four or. five weeks before he will be able to"; le,ave" the hospital. '

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expected to end r; -large delegations. Each, of thesc? congregations wilt add its, mixed., thai ni.-4.o- t grand . ehoir which is to ing at St." Paul's chuVch'.' Five hundred children are to-march in parade fVom the parochial school hall to the church prior to the afternoon celebration. A children's chorus will sing eight selections, two in English and six in German." Of the latter two are compftions by Dr. ,C. F. W. Walther, the noted Lutheran church man who is being honored on Uui-day. The after services will be in charge of the Rev. Brauer of St. John's Lutheran church. Hammond. The evening services will be conducted by the Rev. E. R. . Schuelke of Hobart. Prof. T. Kosche of Tolleston ami Prof. A. Wolkenhauer of Hobart will preside at the (Continued on page five.) MONON ENGINE HITS FARMER Injuries May CaUSe Death Of i. . .. lurklm Man. Frankfort, Ind., Oct. 5. James Cornell, 72 years old, a farmer living three and one-balf miles southeast of Klrklin, was struck by a Monon passenger train at' McKinsey crossing, one-half mile south of Kirklin yesterday afterneon, receiving i'juriesthat will probably result in his death. At the Palmer hospital in this city it was found that his spine and his left arm are broken, and his body covered with severe bruises. , Mr. Cornell Is deaf, which accounts for his failure to hear the warning, whistle sounded by the engineer. JUDGE PREST WEDS THEM Hans "vVilshrnan and.Lucretla Mac-. kay of Chicago were married by Judge) Prest yesterday afternoon. They secured their license at Crown Point and returned here to be married. I Mrs: Reilley Appointed. . Judge "W. C. MoMahan of the Lake circuit court yesterday appointed Mrs. John E". Refily to the library board of Hammond to serve the unexpired term of Mrs. Joseph Ibach, who has resigned owing to the fact that shb and, her family will reside at Indianapolis. n Both Mrs. Reilly and her hushand. Attorney Reilly, are well known in Hammond, and her appointment is received with much satisfaction by her

many friends and the patrons of the library. She is a member of the Hammond Woman's club, Is (identified with all local movements of a civic nature within a woman's sphere. , Mrs. Ibac's term expires next May. Saloonmen to Dine. . . -. The members of the Hammond- Saloonkeepers' association wUl meet in Roth's hall this afternoon for a dinner and a general social good time. A few business matters of a routine nature will be transacted. "The meeting Is merely a good fellowship gathering," said Dan Shuck, "and it will be so quiet that you would not know that there was a saloonkeeper within ten blocks. Nothing of any importance to the public will be taken up." " l - o .

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A. A. Phillips, deputy collector from Noblesylle, Ind., who has been in Hammond in charge temporarily since Feb. 1, has been succeeded by Clayton B. Stiver, one of the Hammond Distilling company's gaugers. Mr. Stiver is well andk favorably known in Hammond and Lake county. He is a graduate of the Hammond law school, admitted to the bar, and dubbed ' "a real genius." At the present time Mr. Stiver is Just completing a four-compartment ' flat, one of the finest in the city of Hammond, doing practically all of the work himself at odd times. He has been connected with the Hammond Distill ing company in the government service almost constantly since its completion. Some three or four years ago, when by an act of congress denatured alcohol was put on the free list, Mr. Stiver was put in charge of that department by Elam H. Neal, collector for the Sixth district of Indiana, at which time tlve work was entirely new to both government men and the distiller. Mr. Stiver's former experience as a gauger and revenue man enabled him to work to great advantage, and at the present time the denatured department of the Hammond Distilling companv stands second to none in the Tnlted States. Mr. Stiver is regarded by all who know him In his line of business as being a thorough expert in denatured alcohol. He has crossed swords many times with expert revenue agents, but has never lost a case, and through his efforts many changes have been made beneficial to government gaugers and storekeepers. One in particular which he is largely responsible for was the acceptance of carbon copies by the commissioner of internal revenue. He also brought about many other important changes. His past experience in the revenue work will be of great value to him in his new line of work. Mr. Phillips will be transferred to a j new field under Mr. Xeal In the same line of work. While In Hammond Mr. Phillips has made an enviable recordJ in the matter of revenue collections. The fact is not disputed that the counERIE SPEHDS MOUEY. -FOR iWPHOVMEflTS The Erie railroad have made improvements in Hammond in the past few months that have cost it in the neighborhood of $5,000. These improvements have not been very conspicuous, but the money has been spent just the same. The crossings at Douglas, Clinton, Russell and Fayette streets have all been Improved so that they are the best crossings In the city. The railroad ties have all been creosoted to resist the dampness, the middle of the crossings have been bricked, while that part along the rails has been carefully planked. -The brick was flooded with liquid rmcnt so that the crossing is as solid and smooth as a street pavement. This Is an improvement that will be appreciated by automobilists and the drivers of various other vehicles. The general public has noticed the large amount of concrete platform work that has been done in front of the depot. An enormous amount of concrete was put into his work and it is a great improvement. The freight office is being remodeled and this will facilitate the work of looking after Hammond shippers. The only thing that remains to be done is the buildif.g of a new passenger station in. this city. It is believed that the spending of money in other improvements indi cates that the railroad is becoming more disposed to improve this end 'of the line and that the people of Ham mond may reasonably expect a new passenger station to be built here with in the next year or so. A. M. DeWeese, the agent of the road, has been very active in urging j the making, of these improvements. and the public generally should appre elate his efforts in behalf of the im provement of the city Arrested by Hanlon. Karl G. Strommer of Conkey avenue was arrested last night at Conkey ave nue and Jefferson street by Captain Hanlon on a charge of drunkenness. His case came up before Judge Barnett in the city court this morning and he plead guilty to the charges. Strom mer is an old-time offender and was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $11, which he paid. He was arrested only a short time ago, but was released by Chief Austgeiw on his promise that he would stay sober. Girl Is Being Sought. Information about Lillie Malm, the 16-year-old Blue Island girl who left her home there last Saturday, tends to show that she left here Sunday night on a street car and is in the vi cinlty of 63rd street, Chicago. She informed peYsons here that she was on her way to Chicago and was going there to visit friends. She would not talk about leaving her home, and It is believed by the police that certain people ir. Hammond know where she is now located. The Chicago police now have her description and have a detail of detectives working on her case.

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ties of Lake, Porter, Laporte, Newton, Jasper and Starke, which comprise) the Hammond district, have never been so thoroughly worked as since Mr. Phillips came to Hammond last February. The Importance of this district and this work may be realized when an examination of the records disclose the fact that in about eight months Mr. Phillips collected about $10,000 in back taxes and penalties. While Mr. Phillips has showed no favoritsm in the matter of collections, yet. he leaves the district with the good will of all with. whom he has come in contact.- - RODGERS FINALLY STARTS. Huntington, Ind., Oct. 5. C. P. Rodgers the aviator finally got away from Huntington, Ind. at 11:35 this morning and will go straight to Chicago without either Btopping at Crown Point or Hammond. The airman will deflect his course towards Lake Michigan and expects to leave the Erie tracks at or neaf North Judson. This will take hird through In-, diana Harbor. ITALIAN SHIP BLOWN UP. London, England, Oct. 5. A dis patch to the Chronicle from Constantinople today says that a cablegram received there from a Turkish source at .Tripoli, via Malta, states that the Italian battle ship Constendi-Cavour wa blown up by a Turkish mine oft Tripoli and that the crew and troops aboard the vessel perished. GUARDS ARE FIRED UPON. Houston, Tex., Oct. 5. Four guards employed . in ; the Southern Pacific shops in this city were fired, upon at midnight by unknown per sons from outside the railroad fence. On guard namd Tullis was struck by a bullet and is believed to be fatally wounded. The bullet passed through the arm and entered the abdomen. Other guards were uninjured. The men who fired the shots escaped. GEORGE AFTER BOUT. George Bretx announces that he has taken on a return match with Jack Moore of Canada, the featherweight he bested at Hammond a short time ago. George is willing to match up with any of them, especially Bud Hanlon, who has been Issuing challenges lately. Charley White, Joe Homeland or any of the other 122-pounders can get attention if the matchmakers will put on such matches. THEY LIKE VIRGINIA. Tommy arid Eddie Filax, two West Hammond boys, proteges of Miss Virginia Brooks, 'whom she attempted to place In Father Quille's newsboys home in Chicago early this week, have decided that they will cast their fortunes with the young . Woman upon whom they look as a fairy godmother. They were not in the home for more than a few hours before they decided that the home of Miss Brooks la the only place for them. So they wandered out on the streets and, bein: picked up by a policeman, they ins isted. on being taken back to Miss Brooks. She was notified to thin effect yesterday and went to Chicago to bring them home and to keep them a while longer, until she can firl a place in which the two runaways , promise to be better satisfied, i