Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 97, Hammond, Lake County, 11 October 1911 — Page 8

6 THE TIMES. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1911. '

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ROWDIES FRIGHTEN CHILDREN

Members of Gary Church Club Enjoying Function in 'First Subdivision Are Set " Upon by Ruffians; Many Revolvers Are Discharged.

Details of a, sensational attack by young rowdies upon members . of the Boy's Tri Mu t-lub of the First Presbyterian church of Gary and tleir girl friends who were attending a marshmallow roast in the woods east of tho first subdivision came to light today. Although the affair took place Mondayright the affair was kept secret for twenty-four hours and last night it became known and this morning the full Btory was told. v Bnllct On All Sides. According to the story told the boys and girls were gathered around the

"camp fire" they had built when a gang

of" east side boys, many of whom ipre said to attend the Emerson school, at

tracted by the light in the woods broke Into the social gathering. As they reared the place the invaders who were

armed with revolvers discharged the weapons. Bullets spurted on all sides and the srirls screaming .clusteied

around the fire circle for protection. Boy Taken PrlnanfW.

A number of the Tri Mu boys dashed

into the woods to ward off thir assailants but they no sooner got into , the darkness than they were covered by pistols and were compelled to give up their shoes. The prisoners were then

taken to anoteh rpart of the woods.. I'Utol Fire la Returned.

It is asid that some of the Tri Mu

bovs returned ithe bullet fire and then

Is wonder among their parents th

some one was not shot. The attacking

party made no attempt to molest the girls but they managed to drive several

of them into hysterics by the shooting

The shot attracted a police officer to the

scene but as it was hard for him to fin 1 his way through the woods his pres

ence was , foreshadowed by his pocket flash light and the young rowdies mads their get away leaving their prisoners

behind them. The party then broke up

It is said that the police will make a thorough investigation into the antics

of the pistol toters.

GAV1T PRESIDENT OF

WHITING CLUB

Oil City Town to Have Thriving Commercial Club.

(Special to The Timks.)

Whiting. Ind.. Oct. 11. On Monday

right the Vater hall on 119th street wa: crowded to its utmost capacity, the oc

caslon being a meeting for the purpose

of organizing a Commercial club, fo

whiting. Tho gathering was indeed

a very enthusiastic one. the .'majority

of our leading citizens banding them

selves together for the organization o

the club.

The first business of .the evening was the election of officers the result being

that Senator Frank N. Gavit was elect

d president, Fred .1. Kmith, 1st vice an

Walter Schrage 2nd vice president. At

torney J. If: FetterhofT. secretary and

John M. Thiele, treasurer.

l ne question or dues was the nex

business of importance. The initiation

fee was placed at $3.00 and the quarter

ly "dues are, to be $2.50. There were

number of'stump speeches given In re

Barj in ine goon me ciuo can ao .Tor

the city and it is hopeVl that the goo

intentions will be carried out, and tha

interest will never lag. as Whiting i

at that stage where It needs something

to awaken it. A committee was appointed to drawtip rules and by-laws. This committer consisting of James ,T. Xedjl, Walter Schrage, F. Richard Schaaf, Jr.. Fred I. Smith and Grant Spurrier will meet Monday hignt for the purpose of performing their duties and it Is expected that the Comemrcia club of Whiting wil soon be on a firm bases, with a large membership.

STAGE SET FOR TITANIC COURT DA TTLE IN McNAMARA TRIAL: PROSECUTOR DECLARES CASE WILL COST COUNTY MILLION DOLLARS

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CLUB WANTS CfltJDITIOtJS

CLOSELY INVESTIGATED

(Special to Tub Times.) East Chicago, Ind., Oct. 11. At a

meeting of the East Chicago club, held

In the club rooms last night, the ques

tion of the conditions existing in East Chicago were discussed. The majority

of the members were of the opinion that an open meeting should be held to which Mayor A. G. Schlieker and all

others interested be invited, and the matter given a thorough discussion from all angles. The club, as a body, is vitally interested in this question, as it

is in every question . which affects the

prosperity or the good name of East

Chicago.

It was decided to hold such a meet

ing in the rooms of the club next

Monday night, and the Commercial club'

as well las other men's clubs of the city be invited.

The committee In charge of the meet

ing wishes it to be thoroughly understood that the meeting will be in every sense an open one, and all who wish

may have an opportunity to express

their opinoins and views. The meeting,

however, is not for the purpose of exploiting personal grievances.

The following resolutions were unan

imously adopted:

Whereas: There has been considera

ble agitation and undue publicity given

OS Ang.l cs Tiroes Piont AF t-e.r Aip5io O

The trial cf John J. McNaraara, charged with complicity In the blowing up of the Los Angelea Times plant and the killing of a score of employes of that paper, will start Wednesday, before Judge Bordwell in Los Angeles. District Attorney Fredericks, who will engage no special assistants to aid him in prosecuting the McNamaras and Otie McManigal, estimates that the first trial will cost the county of Los Argeles a million-dollars. John J. McNamara. vho is secretary-treasurer of the National Ironworkers Union, has spent his time in Jail studying and reading. His brother, who is accused of setting the bomb, has not seemed to realize his predicament.

COMMERCIAL CLUB OF HARBOR ADOPTS NEW IDEA

(Special to The Times.)

Indiana Harbor, Ind., Oct. 11. The

Commercial Club of Indiana Harbor and East Chicago has given up the idea of having a button to advetrise the

Twin. Cities at the Deep Waterway convention that is to take place in Chicago Oct. 12, 13. and 14. -They have substituted the idea of a change receptacle so arranged as to accommodate nikels, dimes and quarters. On one side the club name, will appear together with

the city slogan, -Some City Believe Me. Save you change and come and see." The committee figured that this would

be an imporvement on the button, as

any one who receives this little. souve

nir of the convention, will keep it, while the button would be worn for the day

and then thrown away.

The club has ordered a thousand of these handy IMtle contrivances for distribution at the convention, and more may" b ordered If it is found that they are needed. . Circular letters have been sent out to all of the club members urging them to attend both this meeting and the convention of the state Federated Commercial Clubs to be held at Fort Wayne on the 18lh and 19th. , The letter Is as follows: "To all members: The Iikes to tha Gulf Deep Waterway Association will hold its anual convention at the Auditorium Theatre Chicago, October 12th, 13th and 14th. 1911. Our Commercial Club has decided to ' be 'represented in ftrontr numbers so the entinre ntembership Is appolnte'd a committee, to 'attend. Of course it wili be impossible1 for every

Imember to attend ajl the sessions but

we want you to make it a point to give this matter some of your time and at tend one o.r more of the sessions. 'Iet'ii

all go and boost our own Harbor.' It

will be interesting and instructive. You wiil be furnished with -souvenirs advertising our city and these you are requested to pass out to delegates from other cities. "In addition to tlie above our Club should be well represented at the annual meeting of the Ptara Federated Commercial Clubs to be held at Fort Wayne. Ind., on October ISth and 19th, 1911. We want the next annual meeting for our city and you are appolntei as one of a laree committee to rn to

Fort Wayne for the purpose of boosting this , project as well as advertising our city. The Club will also furnish you with appropriate advertising souvenirs for this meeting. Th train schedule will be announced in the local papers as soon1 as arrangements have been made'. -These meetings mean a great to our ctiy In many respects so you are requested to give them as much of your time as possible. "Don't think we all owe our city some of our time in order to assist i'n the up-building of same? "No .'advance' notice of your Intentions to attend the Chicago meeting is required, but If you can arrange to go to Fort Wayne, please notify teh President or Secretary in order that they may bi enabled to make the best transportation arrangements. Respectfully, "COMMERCIAL CLI'B OF INDIANA HARBOR AND EAST CHICAGO. . "A., G. LUNDQtriST, President. "H. C- Rl-TLEDGE, Secretary."'

APTISTS CONVENE AT BLUFFTQN

replied bimp.son, caressing

knee cap -which he was stl'l

women. - There had been trouble before, ' accident occurred.'' "Lend a hand there it appears, and bad blood had existed; can't you, and help us unload," said the for some time. ' The mothers yesterday, driver jocularly - , . took up their offspring's cause and pine chance I've got t ohelp unload

- - . - -. . . . . ..in . .,1 auuiiivu anvtning.

nair-pi ii"K, syraicmng ana, :otner.ns jeft

"l a..ait,vuiuu.ii 10 feminine favoring tmndn.,iK- i. ....

my hit her in the head ,h -itnnort h .it k1i,i .v

a brick. The latter comes back

with the assertion that the Mroz worn-' ' ' - "'

an kicked-her in the stomach. j.

uotn nusnands work In . the cemen

plant and weri Absent who tha nf'iai.

i ' ivin J, ia ' . 11 n uuicu Will arraigned before Judge George Reiland

(Special to The Times.)

Hluffton, Ind.. Oct. 11. Indiana Bap tists from all over the state are in con

vention assembled here. Over fou

hundred ministers from the lakes to the

Ohio river and from the . Illinoi boundary to the eastern line are gath

ering here- with -their wives and th

lavmen of the denomination. Bluffton

is showing great hospitality to the vlsi

tors and the Hoosier spirit is evlden

everywhere. , ' '

The program for -the three days ses

sion is as follows: Tuenday Session.

8:00 p. m. Welcome to guests by

Pastor TC. T. Poulson of Baptist church

Welcome- to euests by Dr. Clark

Crawford of Methodist church.

ResDonse by Rev. F. J. Vichert, For

Wayne.

8:30 d. m. Convention sermon Rev,

F. E. Taylor, Indianapolis. - Wednesday's Session. Reports of Boards and Committees. Thursday's Session. Morning session Business. Afternoon Introduction of visitors.

4:30 p. m. Automobile parade, auto

mobiels provided by city for sightseein trip to visitors.

Among the prominent ministers wh

will address the convention are:

Rev. W. A. Wa-Wo, Ph. D. V., Muncle

Chas. F. White D. D.. New York City

. R. E. Neighbor, D. D., Indianapolis.

E. A. Hauley, D. D., President Frank

lin College, Franklin. Ind.

W. B. Pope, D. I).. Stipt. of State Mis

sions.

. The Lake County Baptists will be ma

tcrially interested In' the' results of the convention's deliberations.

warriors, her eneri

with a brick.

"BOYS

today.

TWO MARYS" HAVE AH EXCITING FIGHT

(Special to The TimesO Indiana' Harbor, Oct. 11. Mary Mro?, 3802 Alder street,, appeared at the police station yesterday afternoon shortly after 4 o'tiloek. her face covered with

blood, her hair dlshevied and her garments disarranged. She swore out a warrant for the arrest of Mary Maikowski. Simultaneously with her appearance at the station, appeared Mary Makowskl at the office of Constable Sarec. Her face was also bloody, her hair dlshelved and her garments disarranged. She swore out a warrant for the arrest of Mary Mroi. The charge in each case was assault and battery. The second Mary lives at the same address as the flrnt. The trouble was the result of some quarrel between the children of the two

IRONY OF FATE PURSUES THIS

MAN

FIND BODY: HANG

While Nursing Injur ecUKnee Cap He Slips and Breaks the Other.

(Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, .Ind., Oct. .11. J. Simpson,; bartender-for C. R. Leach who conducts a saloon at Michigan avenue and Watling street, had a fair demontration of the-Irony of fate yesterday when he slipped and' fell, oft a ste pn which he was standing n front of the saloon, breaking his right knee cap. Simpson was just recovering from a similar injury to his left knee-cap acquired in a friendly wrestling bout, having only yesterday laid aside the cane whtch he had found it necessary to use up to that time, in walking.

The bartender was watching the tin

Unidentified Man Discovered by Young Huntsmen

. Near Laporte.

Laporte. Ind.. " Oct. 10. Small boys, hunting in the woods along the Lake

onure, near iew uunraio, toaay, made a

ghastly find of a man who had hanged himself. The body swung from a hig i tree that stood sentinel-like at the top of a high cliff overlooking the lake. The man had climbed the tree, fastened a chain to a limb and then swung off. Evidently it was the intention of th? man fo die unidentified, for notn single mark of Identification was found on the body. On the coat was a Knights of Pythias pin. The victim was well dressed and about 30 years of age.

our city with reference to our present city administration and we believe this a situation in which our club should

take an active interest," and in order

that this matter be given the consid eration that It merits and an opportuni

ty for free discussion presented for

those who are Interested ,.''

Be it resolved. That the East Chicago club request the mayor of our city to meet the club in open meeting with the

object in view of glvinc those present a

comprehensive insight of the condl

tions that really exist.

And that to this open meeting the

club extend an invitation to the Com

mercial and Men's Clubs of this city and to those citizens who we believe

interested. Be it further resolved. That a com mittee be appointed by the president whose duty it shall be to make such arrangements as will be necessary to serine a representative gathering The following members were appointed as a committee to take charge of same: G. W. LEWIS, Chairman. H. E. DAUB. . v J. S. DEWEY. H. M. DILL. R. F. FREEMAN.

MUST NOT HIRE GIRLS.

Mrs. R. M. Charlton, police matron

of the city of Gary, yesterday afternoon began a crusade to compel owners of south end pool rooms .to quit hiring young girls for employment in their places.

It is aeclared that the girls are employed in some of the foreign poolrooms to attract men customers and in this connection some sensational facta are coming to light. As a result Mrs. Charlton, assisted by the police, is visiting all ' poolrooms and from now on proprietors employing young girls will be prosecuted.

came at the last meeting of the conference which has just concluded at Terre Haute, Ind.

Rev. RIppatie is not unknown here,

having visited Indiana Harbor since it was announced that Rev. Ivey was to leave. However, the pulpit has beon filled since the departure of the Rev. Ivey by Rev. R. B. Seaman of Roches

ter, Ind. The latter has won many friends during his short stay in the Harbor, and while the congregation is pleased with Rev. Rippatoe's appointment, regret is expressed at losing Rev.

Seaman.

Bedes responded and arrested Harabarash and Boba and Vasula was arrested this morning. The case will be heard by Judge Reiland today.

wumafism I -

Pain in the back, Bore muscles, that tired feeling, sleepy spells, etc., etc.

FOUR IN SALOON ROW.

Indiana Harbor, Oct. 11. Quite a little excitement was created last evening at John Duca's saloon, 135th and Cedar streets, when four men who had been playing pool in the saloon started a row ovfr some argument that arose during the 'game. The men were Mike Bordyck, Eli Vasula, Charles Harabarash and August Boba. The first Intimation of serious trouble occurred when it is said Boba hit Bordyck in the nose. Duca thereupon ejected the entire quartet, but' they met later in the evening in front of hig place and renewed the quarrel. On this occasion it is alleged that Bordyck was Jumped on by all of the rest, who hit him with bottles and otherwise "rough-handled" him. The. police station wa snotifled and

Officers John German and

HOB ART. The pupils of the seventh grade held a farewell party for Miss Margaret Kile at her home on Third street Monday evening. Frank Thompson transacted business in Chicago yesterday. The Margaret Smith company will appear at the high school auditorium this evening, being the first number of the .Lyceum course to be held here this winter.

Catarrh Bronchitis Lung Trouble Eye Diseate Headaches Deafness Neuralgia Rheumatism Paralysis Heart Disease

Cancer J Tumors Rupture i Goiter Female Weakness

Appendicitis Constitpation Piles Fistula Skin Diseases Eczema Hydrocele Varicocele Lost Vitality Weak Nerves Blood Poison Bladder Trouble Kidney Trouble Bed Wetting Stomach Trouble Liver Trouble

Are you all worn out, tired, exhausted and "dead on your feet?"

Mr. and Mrs. Kile and family, who. Do you feel at times that you can't came here from Gary several months-' go any farther? Then come to me ago to reside, moved back to Gary yes- for a thorough and searching exam

ination.

terday

Meadville, where she was to attend the 1

funeral of Mr. Davis' brother. Are you growing old too rapidly if so see Dr. Ruckcl about It. GRIFFITH. Lyman Orsburn of Crown Point-visited at .the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Dutton, yesterday. B. B. Potter was a Chicago visitor yesterday. W. Walters called on friends In Hammond last evening. 'red Gastel, Jr., of .Indiana Harbor transacted, business here yesterday. J. S, Peterson of Valparaiso spent a

Gabriel short time here today.

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Year

Come

Not-C Legal Holiday. As,, a result of Attorney General Honan's ruling that tomorrow, the anniversary of the discovery of America, tjtherwise known as 'Columbus or Discovery day, made; a legal holiday by the last session of the legislature, will not be observed In this state. Until last week it was planned that the banks, public offices and schools should close, but the finding . that the act Is invalid deprives many grown up people and school children of an anticipated holiday.

NEW PASTOR CALLED. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Oct. 11. The official board of the Methodist . church of this city has received word that Rev. Rippatoe. of Franclsvllle, , Intl., has been

i chosen as pastor. The- appointment

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