Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 99, Hammond, Lake County, 13 October 1911 — Page 1
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CONSPIRACY
CAS
X
UP IH MONDAY
The conspiracy cases 1n which Mayor. at the time
A. O. SchUeker of East Chicago, Albrt Lewis, former chief of police; Hyman A. Hyams. "Sunny" Sheets. Julius Friedman and a number of others were Indicted by the grand Jury several months ago, will come up before Judge Becker next Monday. These, cases caused a great sensation at the time the Indictments were returned. In fact, official circles. in East Chicago were rocked ; from stem to stern by the disclosures, that were made
There are 23 cases In all, and besides the above mentioned officials. William
C. Harding, the former street commis
sioner; Walter Spencer and a number
of others were lndreted.
C. E.r Green wald - will represent the state' of Indiana as prosecuting attor
ney, and -the -defense -will be represented by Attorney W. J.' McAleer. Attor
ney McAleer said today that he is ready
for trial, and that he will not ask for
a continuance.
FEAR WRATH OF PEOPLE
West Hammond Mass Meet
ing Is Postponed Until Tonight; Question of City Election May Be Taken Up at Gathering.
1KERIS
OF FUTURE
GARY ,
A. M. Turner was asked to express himself on the business situation today and was found to be very optimistic. believe we have gotten to the bottom of our difficulties in a business way and that from now on there will be a substantial improvement in conditions.'"
said the president of the First National
Bank.
This' region is bound to develop in spite of any depression in "other parts of the country. When I look about and ee all of the buildings that hare been
. constructed in the pastiyear, note the
large sums of money that have gone, into other development enterprises and e what thesmaller industries of the region are doing I can not Jielp but. believe that there is much to look forward tojn the future.1:'' J.V -. v.''.' ". ber"6f idle cars- has been reduced to practically noth tog and the shortage -of cars has increased appreiably. All of these things mean prosperity to this region. "As they say, "Basic conditions aregood, and I do not see why the entire region should not see great prosperity in another year. There must have been at least 12.000,000 worth of capital. absorbed In this region in the past year outside of that that has been invested In great manufacturing plants. "Much of this money has come from the ' people and I , do not wonder that
money is pretty tight when one stops
to think of the great demand- that is made upon the banks and building and
loan associations for capital . to carry on all of these development enter
prises."
Mr. .Turner is confident that the development that is already under way In this region will make times good here no matter if business does continue
slack in other portions of the country FIGHT FAiMOCKS , :
HIMSELF INTO TROUBLE
Enthusiastic Chicago Man Has no Ticket to Scrap, and Lands in Lockup.
ARE FOUND
GUILTY
Marco Nokoviteh, Dan Vulitic and Geo.
Knazovlch of Gary : were - yesterday found guilty of grand larceny. It is expected that the courts will sentence
them to the reformatory at Jefferson-
ville for a period of from 1 to 14
years.-' ,'
The defense was ably represented by
Attorney C. George Miller, who Suc
ceeded in having the charge reduced
from that of burglary to grand larceny and tli us avoided a sentence of ' from
10 to 20 years. ' ... i
Miller was able to bring1 out the fact from Owen Dean, the prosecuting witness, that the door to his home was
open ana that the defendants did not
break' into the. house. ,
The state was represented by. Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph W.- Ross.
Rosa said. that, the evidence of "third
degreee" methods tljat were alleged to
have ijeeti itsed by tf police In forcing a confession '; was i Introduced for : the purpose of discrediting the testimony
of eyt3rtTpelice Jl sent-
feu vissas
TO BE TAXED u
State Revenue From Ton
nage Slight, Says' j - Matson.
.Afraid of-the wrath of the populace.
which had assembled In great numbers to see what would be done in the way of setting the date for tHe city, election, the Sbard of trustees of'the village of
West Hammond : adjourned until to
night,. : - - t -
They seem to be of the opinion that
there will not be such a larg: crowd
tonight but those who know the senti
ment of the people say that the srjwd will be larger than ever.
The only excuse for adjourning the
meeting is that yesterday was a, legal
holiday and that the acts of the coun
cil might not be . valid. The meeting tonight is to determine whether or not
the village Is to have a city election.
Miss Virginia Brooks will be present
together with her supporters and it is
expected that ' there will be., trouble it
the board does not set the date for the
election at the earliest possible time.
Bother Mis Brooks.
Last might an attempt was made to
make trouble for Miss Brooks. One of
the trustees, asked her what right she
had to be present at the meeting and-,
she retorted curtly "The same right
that any other citizen has.""
The meeting last night was called and djourned so quickly that the big crowd
of citizens who were present did not know what had taken place for some
time afterwards. Even some . of the
trustees went into the council chamber
only to find that the meeting had been
called an4adjourned.
It is believed that the last nastytrick
that the members of the gang have -up t hoi "l m1--m.nmU -n -el etyaotl -to
such a manner that will make the flec
tion invalid. "In this way they hope to
thwart ' the efforts of the citizens to supplant a5, rotten village government
for a good city government.
But' It is understood thaj.'4f they do
this they can also be cited for contempt
nd that they are likely to have to go
to jail if it is attempted. The people
are on their guard for tricks and if one
is attempted there is likely to be phy
sical force used to oust the board.
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"Winiam -ihibilier, twenty-two year-old inventor -ol tbe wireless telephone, ha called for England. with the English government defraying all hi expenses, to superintcad the introduction there of Ms new means of conjm'.inication. Dubilier. a product of New. York's East 'Side, has coitracts worth' $1,250,000 for rights to use bis invention in i glana, France and Germany. He worked nights in a telegraph office to earn a living while studying electricity in the day time. .
DOCTORS BANQUET IN GARY 111 . IIOHOR OF STATE MEDICAL HEAD
Having accomplished the feat of tacking on enough territory until it now covers seventeen square miles, making it the largest town organization in Indiana, the town of Hobart is planning several things in order that it can wear the title "Greater Hobart." Incidentally the annexation permits of an increase in th! town board, and already several candidates In the rural districts are out for. the two trusteeships. Election day will be Nov. 7. ' Farmer Busy Politically. As most' of the new territory annexed is rich farming land, the as-
1 sessed valuation is boosted way up. The
farmers will b9 represented in the
town council by two members. At, the
election to be held next month, one of the three present trusteeships will expire, and Trustee Devonshire of the Third ward, the present occupant of the position, will stand for re-election. Trustees Keilman and Ballantyne will
be holdovers..
Already the rural candidates . are busy. .with their petitions which must contain at least twenty names and which must be filed fifteen days before Nov. 7. . -- "Greater Hobart" Campaign On. The "Greater Hobart" campaign is on at full blast. Besides the sewer system being planned, . there is no let up in the pushing of the street car line that is to connect Hobari with Gary. And, besides this, Hobart is to have a gay white way, sidewalk lights (Bjroadway plan), are to be installed in Third and Main streets, the business street.
GREATER HOBART." , Old area, 720 acres, or 1 square miles. New area, 10,880 acre, or 17 qitare miles. Total population, 2,800. Assessed 'valuation, 81,593580. Election trnsteea for new wards Nov. 7. Publication- of booster magastne started. Building street ear line to Gary. To have n "a-ay whttfc way." . Comprehensive - newer system planned. Extension of municipal light and water plant. Talk of n park and new town hall.
.
One of the most significant steps In , the "Greater Hobart" campaign is the ' establishment of a 48-page, monthly . magazine called "Our' City." It is being published ' by Rev. 1 W. Apple-, gate, formerly of Christ . church, Gary, " who is now head of the Parish Leaflet company, a former Valparaiso publish ing house, now located in Hobart.. Hobart Takes the Lead. ' With a- monthly booster magazine, Hobart now takes lead over all Lake county cities.- Although Hatnmond, Whiting, Gary. East Chicago, Tolleston and Indiana Harbor boast of active commercial organizations, none of them have established a boosten magazine ,
1
The Victorialtel in Gary last night'
was the' scene, t an elaborate testi
monial banquet-' iven by the Lake County Medical -society in honor of the" recent electidn-ef; Dr.- W. 'F. Howat of Hammond to the presidency of the Indi-' ana State Med: )al Association. The good-fellowship Ways so kin to functions arranged by ; the doctors .of Lake County was dispyed in a larger measure than ever before and the encomiums
showered, on Dr. Howat were such as :t$
Heart "aau wjas evidence
response -to the toast
"Our President "Wntelf Dr.- Howat igave. ,The affair -was- -attended byprefearslonal men from Michigan City, East
touch iiTto f ' H edby" the jprenAid
Chicago, Indiana HaTrbor, Gary, Whiting, Noblesvllle and Hammond. Covers were laid for nearly, seventy guests, r
One of the surprises bf the evening was the' fact that a budding George Ade has been discovered in , Lake County. His identity Is a secret and the fruit of his brain was seen on the back part of the menu program in the shape of a biography of Dr. Howat which read: "Born on- Prince Edward Island. Canada, date unknown writer, prob-" i ably about .I860,',. i." - ' : "Was 'farmer and -sailor " in " torn. Showed' --fan . early: Interest In Tho Smuggler. , . ' .v
THIRDll
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TAG DAY
!
, , .Charies Murphy was . arrested last night at the Hammond Athletic association stag when he attemptedt to crawl through a window and get into the building. ' "While he was climbing up the side of the buldlng Murphy kicked his foot through a window pane and was then placed under arrest. His trial came up before Judge Barnett this morning, and as no charge could be brought against him' Murphy was released. He agreed to pay for the broken Window pane, which will amount to about
f5. He said he had never been in trouble before and that his home was in Chicago. CROWN POINT PIONEER DEAD
C C Matson of the state board of
tax commissioners has returned to In
dianapolis from Gary, Indiana Harbor and Chicago with the information that the state need ' not expect very much
revenue from the tax on vessel tonnage.
Wbile Mr. Ma.t son. found about 120 boats
plying, between Duluth, Minn., and
Gary, carrying iron ore, he found they
were, leased to the UnHed Ctates Steel
Corporation by. the Pittsburg Steamship
company and registered in DUlyth:
Under the law, the. boats can be taxed
only at the point of registration." "
-The United States treasury repre
sentative in Chicago, the central point, for that territory, refused to permit Mr.
Matson. to examine the registrations at
that place, except on a special order
from,-the secretary of the treasury. He
explained it was a rule of the depart
ment" which he must observe. '(Mr. Mat-
son will seek such an"' order from the secretary, with a-' view of "determining what boats are' registered in the Indi
ana cities on the lake. He found a few
registered at Indiana Harbor, Gary and
Michigan City, but the total revenue from them, at 3 cebts a net ton, will
not amount o a grea deal, he said.
RS
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
III JUJTO WRECK
Judge IIcMahan's Car
Turns Turtle and He Has r a Narrow Escape.
ARE READY
TO GIVE MORRIS ;
, A' CHANCE
In order ' to give Joseph O. Morris,
proprietor of the Morris Park addition, an opportunity ;to go over the situation, the. board of public works this
t morning fostponed the letting of con-
Only workers wearing the "tag day"
band are authorized to cqllect funds to
morrow.
- Headquarters for the charity work
ers will be at the Lake County Savings
& Trust company bank. In case of rain tomorrow -tag day will be postponed until Saturday, Oct. 21. """'.".. ,-"
Tag day is observeed under the joint
auspices of the philanthropic commit
tee of the Hammond Woman's club and
the Jewish Ladies' Aid society. . The spirit of tag day is non-sectari
an, and the: funds collected will be
used toward relieving the "needy, and
suffering of Hammond this winter.
Any lady is welcome toact as a tag day workers. Application, for a tag day band and box may be made at the
headquarters tomorrow.
"A hundred of Hammond's popular
ladies are expected to be out bright
and early tomorrow to assist the generous-hearted people of the city to
open their purses in behalf of the
nejsdy and poor. Two of Hammond's most representative organizations
tracts for sidewalks In Indiana, Tru- guarantee a Judicious expenditure of
man and Michigan avenues until Oc
tober 18.
The contract for the Park place sewer was awarded to the Interstate Construction company, , - and bids were asked for on the Huehn avenue walks. The city clerk was instructed to notify the, B. St O. railroad and the C. T. railroad to raise their crossing -planks
. (Special to Tims Times.) , Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 13. Chris
topher Westphal; one of Crown point's on Hohman and Johnson streets to the oldest and respected citizens and the level of the rail.
father of a large family of children living in this city, died at his home on East street yesterday morning after a prolonged illness. Mr. ' Westphal served with honor during the civil war and up to the time of his last illness took an active part in the meetings of the G. A. R. veterans. Mr. Westphal was about 79 years of age and leaves a wife and eight grown up children. The funeral arrangements have not been completed as yet, but the Interment will be at the Crown Point cemetery, where .other members of that family are buried.
TIMES WANT ADS ffcERVICK TO YOU
ARB TO
According to an agreement the board permitted J." E.' Watwig to maintain his porch on Wabash avenue on part of the sidewalk until next June 1. By that time the owner expects to have moved hia" building from the sidewalk line.
Games Postponed. The bowling games at Cox & Co.'s alleys were postponed last night on account of a number of S.h contestants wanting to see the boxing matches at the II. A. A. " 1 . " ' The next games will be rolled Tuesday night when the league will start on their schedule.
the moneys collected tomorrow. .Ev
erything augurs well for a big harvest.
The scores of women who will be out
from early morning until nightfall have
no other interest in the matter, but to
work for sweet charity and will do so
at personal sacrifice. The received final instructions at
general meeting held in the Central school building this afternoon. Those
who were not present this afternoon
may make application tomorrow. To
be a tag day worker it is not .neces
sary that the applicant be a member
of the organizations under whose au
spices the funds are collected.
Two automobiles have been placed
at the disposition of Mrs. I. I. Mod
jeska and Mrs. Will Lash, the chairmen for the day, in order to facilitate the
work. They have the use of the Kauf
man &' Wolf machine for the forenoon
and the J. C. Lavene for the afternoon.
X THERE'S A CHANCE THAT TOTJ OtGHT NOT TO POSTPONE THAT "SHOPPING ANY . LONGER. , READ THE TIMES' ADS AND SEE IF THIS
IS NOT SO.
(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, lad., Oct 13. Judge W,
C. McMahon of the Lake circuit court.
who is now sitting at Valparaiso, was
the"vlctim of a serious automobile ac
cident, in which he was fortunately not very seriously injured. ' .
He was driving his machine back
from Valparaiso last evening when, on account of the fog, he ran off the road
and into a-ditch- His machine was going at a rate of speed of about thirty
miles an hour and turned turtle.
in some unaccountable manner the.
Judge managed to escape out of the
wreckage without serious injury other than a scratch' on his'nose; " The accl-. dent happened in the vicinity of Wood's Mills. ' - ' ,
. The shock - was such that Judge Mc-
McMahon did not go to. Valparaiso
today, and he will rest up until Monday
before resuming his Judf-lal duties.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CELEBRATE THE DAY . Their Patron Saint Is Honored in Song and Story at K. C.Hall. -
HIS DeATII
CROWN POINT IS
THE OFFICIAL VI
FINER
Discovery - day was celebrated in song and story ; at a big gathering of the Knights of Columbus of Unity Council ', and their ladles in Hammond last-night- The excellent program arranged by Lecturer, J. E. O'Neil for the -oecasion gave an exhibition of unusual talent and ended with an address Mr the evening by the Hon. John J. Poulton, a young and gifted orator who has the distinction of having . represented a South Chicago constituency in the Illinois legislature. J ,'Jln his short" oratorical address' he
idealized the self-confidence of Columbus, who, believing in himself, overcame .all obstacles to reach ,the
goal .which he , knew lay beyond the trackless main.' He held up the great
navigator to the Knights of Columbus;
as an example worthyof following, and ended with praise for the manhood that is represented in the order. -The-hall wai decorated in the national colors for the occasion, and at the end of the literary and musical program a light luncheon was served. Program. The program for the evening was, as follows: .- Introductory address Lecturer J. E. O'Neil.
, Violin and piano duet Lilllam and
The belief an;ong steel, workers that when two are killed in the steel busi
ness a third death always follows very
quickly came true late yesterday after
noon when George uaoovncn i crushed to death while toiling in the
Illinois Steel plant at Gary.
Three deaths since last weeK is me
grim death toll among the steel work
ers. . The dead are:
Geora-e Rablovltch, 30 years old. married. 1061 Adams street; crushed to death yesterday. David Alex Sholtla, H years old, married. Fifteenth avenue and . Jefferson street; death from skull fracture, Friday afternoon, October 6. Sklael KOseakJ, 26 -years old, 1237 Jefferson street; burned to a crisp by molten metal, Tuesday October 3. , ,
In conformanve with, their usual policy details of accidents in the Gary
steel mills are kpt secret by the off!
cials of the company. Beyond the fact
that Bablovltch, yesterday's victim, died from internal injuries caused by crushlg, nothing " else has been learned regarding how he met his death. The
man leaves a wife In Austria. ,
. The remains were taken to Hoover's
morgue, 633 Washington street, where Deputy Coroner Gordon will hold th
Inquest today.- ' ' "'
Northern Indiana .LeagUe, Margaret CrWley, Chicago.
I foils Annur rinaung.
Officials , Hold Meeting4
Last Night-
Crown Point gets the pennant award-
ed by the Northern Indiana Baseball Association. .
This fact was .established at a meeting of the association held last evening in the club room of the Hammond Athletic Association all protests heretofore undecided having been withdrawn and the minutes of the previouj meeting approved. Indiana Harbor; has second place, East Chicago third. Whiting fourth.
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Plans Still Undecided. John Wy Mortb.ta.nd, who is acting, as manager of the Orpheum theater, says that a number of attractions are about to be booked at the theater,, but that they have-not ; yet been signed up. ' He says that an announcement of the bookings will be made in thenear future. The plans for the leasing of the theater have ! not yet" developed to a point where they can be announced.
Piano solo Anne Mae Dineen. ' Stories Walter Parker, Whiting. Reading Margaret Meyer, Chicago. . 'Violin and plane duet Edward Young adn Miss Mary Rahen. .Vocal solo Margaret Hagarty of Chicago; piano accompaniment, Miss Crowley. Vocal solo William Callahan, Whit
ing; accompanied by his sister, Miss Lillian Callahan. Tbe O'Connel Trio of East Chicago: Instrumental selection Misses Regina, Margaret and Anita O'Connell. . Songs and stories Edward Grady, Whiting; musical accompaniment, Chas. D. Gaynor. Vocal solo Mary Callahan. -Reading- Miss Loraine Shreeve, Chicago. : . ' . ' Reading Miss Ednu O'Hara. Chicago. Instrumental medley Miss Mary Rahan. . Address Hon. J. J. Poulton. On next Sunday Unity Council will attend AU Saints church, Hammond, in a body. -The second and third degrees will be conferred on a large class in the evening. The day's program will close with a banquet at All Saints' hall.
BICYCLE THIEF BUSY.
. R.' F. Beach, an employe of the North
em Indiana Gas & Electric company,
reported to the police station this morning that a young man answering the following description stole a bicycle from 165 Highland street last night.
Eighteen years old, blue suit, gray
number last night and asked for some
thing to eat and when he left he
Jumped on the wheel and rode away,
The bicycle was the property of the
N. I. G. Co. and was used by Beach
where he was working and testing
pipes at that number.
- Description of bicycle: Crown make,
name plate missing, steel rim on rea
wheel, old tire, wood rim on front
wheel, new G. & J. tire, new saddle,
coaster brake.
ARE YOU READING THE TISIESI
LIVESlS FOG
II
Shocking Fatality in Termi
nal Brings Death to East Chicago "Engineer, and Brakeman; Collision Between Two Trains?
mi RAILROAD RECORD ' IN LUCE fcOCNTT ' - .'-''' . . . . . i KILLED IS REGION.......... .37 INJURED IN REGION. ........ ..SO
(Special to Thb. Times.)
East Chicago, Ind.,' Oct. 13. Michael
King of Baring avenue, near 144th
y-eet, an engineer for the B. 'Jfc O.
Terminal Railroad, lost his life early . this morning when his engine which
was attached to a long-freight train, collided with the rear end of another freight at 75th street and Western avenue demolishing the engine and badly ' damaging, several cars on both trains. R. K. Smith of Chicago, brakeman on'
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ASSAILANT OF INDIANA GIRL ARRESTED
Frank Heiden Taken Into Custody , by Police Officers- v
Difficulty May Be Settled-
It is expected that the difficulty be
tween Contractor J. H. McClay and the
men he has employed will be settled
within a few days. McClay intimated
as much this morning, although he would not be committed to a statement along these lines. McClay said today that he did not care to go Into the merits' of the controversy at this time. He said that he did not see why the whole matter should not be 'amicably adjusted in a few days.
Fire in Warehouse. Fire of an unknown origin broke out at the warehouse of M. Levine, 295 Indiana avenue, about 8:40 last night and caused damage amounting to about 1150. . The flames were discovered, before they had gained any headway and departsments Nos. 1 an -Donded. to the alarm..
Frank Heiden of Porler, was arrested yesterday afternon'fcir Officers Griffin and M. Vanderlinden of the Kensington police station, who recognized him as a man wanted at that place for an assault on Miss Selma Marquardt of Chesterton.. The assault was committed last Saturday and Heiden fled immediately, the police were given a description of' him and he was taken into
cusiouy. lie was luemnieu oy n is girt and was sent back there for trial.
SOUTH CHlCAGOAN FINED IN CITY COUfeT George Roberts of South Chicago was arrested by Officer Fick at the Monon tracks and Sibley street last night on a charge of drunkenness. . His trial came up before Judge Barnett this -morning and Roberts plead guilty, receiving a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $11, which he paid. Roberts said be. came to Hammond and was. on his way to Shelby. When he was waiting for 'the train, he claims he fell asleep and then the officer came along and placed him .under arrest.