Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 37, Hammond, Lake County, 14 October 1911 — Page 1

PORTING: WBATHE& GENERALLY FAIR SATURDAY AND SUM DAY. extra; VOL. I , NO. 37. OCTOBER 14, 1911. EIGHT PAGES. SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION,

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THE VILLAGE BOARD

RIOTOUS SESSION

"With the Uttle council chamber In the village hall crowded with indig- ' nant citizens, the air reeking with tobacco smoke, with Virginia Brooks and a little hand of other women huddled behind a stove; the village- board of West Hammond had one of the wildest sessions last night that has ever been held in that wicked village. One man," John Zaletta, was arrested by Barnle Johnson for daring to express his opinion, fights were narrowly averted, the conversation of excited men reeked with profanity of the vilest ijort, and every police officer in the village was in the hall for the purpose of Intimidating the people Into silence. The. following is a synopsis of the proceedings of the meeting: No Date Set. 1. No election date was set to comply with the mandate of the court. 2. A resolution was passed ordering Barnle Johnson to cut the wires of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. ' and plunge the village in darkness. . Martin Flnneran, Joseph Goyke and

Judge Frank Green were appointed to draw up the ordinances for the new city.

Fighting in the last ditch to prevent the present corrupt regime from being wiped out. by the respectable element of "West Hammond "who desire that the city form of government be substituted for the present village government, defied the order of the court and took a step nearer the prison cell which is yawning to receive them. Three petitions containing 75 names

each were presented to the village board last night asking it to set the date for the, election. These were all

ignored.

Then Trustee Gisiewskl moved that election date be set. President John

Hessler called for a second and the

motion was lost for the want of sup Port. Take Qneer Step.

The only In this direction was the ap

pointing of a committee consisting of Martin Flnneran, Joseph Goyke and

Defense Will Assert That

That Alleged Mistreatment of Little Girl Is a Plot Against Union Labor Organizations.

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CLUBS TO HAVE FINE PROGRAM

Capt. H.S. Norton of Gary, Head Indiana Federated Commercial Clubs, Issues

Complete Program For

Annual State Meeting.

H. S. Norton - of Gary, president, of the Indiana Federated Commercial

Clubs, today Issued the complete pro

gram for the state convention which

takes place in Fort Wayne next "Wednesday and Thursday. Noted speak

ers, including United States Senator

John "W. Kern, will address the banquet and session's. A large delegation from

the Gary Commercial club will be present at the meeting. The program Is as follows: Wed Beads y Afteraooa, Oet. 18. 2:30 Address of Welcome. Hon. H. G. Hogan, city attorney of Ft, Wayne.

DIES AFTER HER GOLDEN WEDDING.

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ANOTHER MONON CROSSING ACCIDENT Passenger train. No. 6, due in Hammond at 4:52, struck a wagon load of stone in Monon yesterday afternoon. The wagon, driven by Charles Martin, was demolished and stone scattered, but both driver and team escaped fatal injury:

FORUNE OF FIFTY MILLION SHRINKS

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Mrs. Katherine Kammer.

Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 14. (Special.)

Mrs. Katherine Kammer, wife of

Andrew Kammer of St. John, died yea terday at the age of 71 years. The de ceased recently had the distinction o celebrating her golden wedding anni

yersary and was especially well known and respected in the community In which she lived. Her husband and six

children survive her, being Nicholas of

St. John, Theodore of Dyer, and Ml

chael of Englewood. Her three daugh

tors live at Whiting, Ind., and are Mrs

Mat Schaefer, Mrs. Peter Koch an

Mrs. Joseph Scher. The funeral will

be held at St. John next Monday mora

rng at 10 o'clock. Interment at the

Catholic cemetery there.

WORK IS STILL

AT STAND STILL ',.

Various McClay Contracts

Are Tied Up Because of Walk-Out.

ilfILL CLOUD

THE ISSUE

OF COURSE

The trial of James Flnneran, former

ly an officer of the electricians union la

Hammond, on the charge of mistreating

a young gtrl last summer will come up

Monday morning before Judge Gridley

of the criminal court in Chicago.

The state will be represented by

Deputy States Attorney Edward Day

and Attorney John F. Itellly of Hammond. The defense wll be represented

by John Hopkins of Chicago.

Considerable publicity was given to

the Flnneran case at the time of his

arrest and Indictment. There was con

slderable feeling aroused over the fact

hat the young girl whom he Is alleged o have mistreated was In charge of the

sisters at St. Margaret's hospital at the

time

as a result tne wnoie catholic con-

gregatlort In Hammond is interested ii

the outcome of the case and will watch It closely. It is understood the state

has been gathering evidence in the case

ever since the "arrest was made. "

The defense, on the other hand, is

said to have spent over $1,000 to employ

detectives who have been gathering evidence to prove its contention that

the arrest of Flnneran was merely an

attempt on the part of the contractor's

association to discredit him.

It is said that an attempt will be

made to Inolve the case with the union

labor troubles that have beset the elec

trical workers In this locality.

coSi T01PR0V

President George Kder of the Citizens'

German National bank stated todav

that In his opinion conditions over the

entire Calumet region would improve

materially in the next six months.

There Is an unprecedented demand

for money in this locality," said Mr,

Eder," and I can interpret it only as

being an indication that confidence has been restored and that the people are willing to put their money into the extension of their business or into new

enterprises.

"If the people have confidence and are

willing to go ahead with the development of the region there Is sure to be

local prosperity. The present tightness

of the money market is due to the fact

that this is crop moving time and a great deal of money is absorbed In this manner. However, this period is about past and the money market should ease up materially in the next few weeks. President Eders remarks were sup-

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The "60,000.000" of Alexander McDonald, nbose heirs are bis granddaughters. Misses Helena and Laura Stallo, of Cincinnati, has dwindled to about 1500.000. This dps become known following the rn louneucent ot tb ' breaking. Miss Helena Stallo, of her engagement to Nils Florman, whxe claim to royal Sweeh uiood was uubte1 when It ffiJ discovered Lis father had been a irasseur in New V'ork. McDonald, before he died, lost r-st of his fortune In a southern railroad restore.

Building work on the various McClay

contracts in Hammond, East Chicago

and Gary remained at a standstill toda

because of the walkout of union car

penters, bricklayers and laborers who

were called out this week by the

business agents on the ground that J. H.

McClay's subcontractor Ingwald Moe, la employing non-union men on the Given

building In Gary. It Is probable that

setlement betwen the contractors and

the- unions will have been reached

next Monday, 1 . . j E. E. Cole, business agent for the carpenters' union In Hammond said to a Times reporter this morning, that the men had not yet gone back to work, and that no settlement had been reached. "Work on the various buildings that I have under contract will be resumed

next Monday." said J. H. McClay this morning. "That work must go on, and I'll have the men to do with." Asked what disposition he would make of his subcontract in Gary he said that it had not yet been decided. .

BOY COLLIDES WITH IIICHOWSAUTO

John Frey of Crown Point

Suffers a Broken Leg Yesterday.

Many Witnesses Heard. It Is expected that the trial of Lazar Sarac, whose successful Impeachment is being attempted in Judge Virgil S. Relter's court, wil llast several days longer. There are twenty-five witnesses to be heard and it is believed that tire hearing of evidence will not be concluded before Tuesday of nxt week. Sarac is a constable in Indiana Harbor.

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Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 14. A seven

year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Frey. living on "West Joliet street.

came near meeting witn a zatal accl

dent yesterday when he was struck by

Judge Harry B. Nicholson's automo

bile, while crossing the street near the

Hack repair shop. The lad, it Is said, became confused at the approach of the

machine and turned in Just the same direction that Nicholson had calculated

to avid striking him.

The hub of the machine struck the

lad'a leg between the thigh and knee

and broke it. He was taken home and

Dr. Houk set the Injured member. - Had the lad been a second slower he woull

have been run over and possibly killed.

escaping Just in time to be kept from

going into' the wheels

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Ina Claire, a seventeen-year-old Washington miss, has been selected by Henrjr B. Harris, the theatrical producer, to sing the title role in "The Quaker Girl," an English musical comedy that is to open In New York this month. Miss Claire's rise to fame has been rapid. She first attracted the attention of the managers two years ago, giving Imitations of Harry Lauder. She has become a prima donna with less experience than is possesed by the average chorus girl.

IT IS COI&NGr SURE. Weather prophets of the old school have Issued a prediction that the coming winter will be unusually cold. They base this prediction on the time-honored rules laid' down by nature. The prophets say the moss on the north side of Jthe jjeeebj Vtrv-ijs much, heayiejr than usual. Thi3 is a 6ign of cold weather, and plenty "of it.' The squirrels are busily engaged In filling their, dens, with, food, and woodsmen say this indicates heavy snows, with cold weather. The bones of geese, both old and young, are said to be heavier than usual and the down thicker. The goos; bone Is one of the best known methods of prediction in rural districts. In addition to all these signs, it is said the wool of sheep is heavier than it has been in years, and people who have been close enough to muskrats and other animals to examine them declare their fur is going to be thicker this winter than it has been in ten years.

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FOOT BAiUL FINAL SCORES. - University of Pennsylvania, 17; Villa Nova, 0. Annapolis, 16 ; Washingt on and Jefferson, 0-

FIRST HALF. Northwestern, 5; Wesleyan, 0. Penn State, 3; Cornell, 0. . " FIRST QUARTER. " Pufdue, 3; Chicago 0. : '

BADLY HURT - AT GIBSOt!

NOTHING DOING

1911 RAILROAD RECORD I3T LAKE tOl'KTT KILLED IN REGION 3T INJURED IN REGION. SI

Things are humming these days around East Gary, or Lake Station aa it used to be known. Big deals in the real estate line, considerable building, municipal progress and the construction of the Gary Connecting railway

have created a good deal of activity lu central part of Hobart township. Gary's advance and the building of the Interurban line has put East Gary into the go-ahead class. Gifted by nature because of Its scenic possibilities real 'estate men " are featuring its suburban home advantages. The low: lands along the Little Valumet river thai no one thought would ever b'e of much account have taken on some tangible 'vaiuenateslc that the Burns ditch is an assured fact.

This feat of drainage will reclaim land

that is prolific in truck garden opportunities. ' Car t Gary la W) Days. " It takes a trip to East Gary to get an idea of what is going on there. The once sleepy old village, the history of which Is almost cdntemparaneous with that of Vlncennes,' the ancient settle ent down the ftate, has taken on a new lease of life ecausej of the adveni otthe trolley. Air line pars from LaPorte and from the Chesterton and Valparaiso branches wJi; pass through th town on . their ' way to Gary and ;Hammpnd. Right, of ways have been given quite freely and since th,ai,begjTU)jj if eon Jviettow . wo i . --- Sf go (Continued on pa&e 8.)

AT VALPARAISO

"Nothing doing at Valpo today,"

the word passed around In Gary

morning.

It had been reported that Special

Judge -Van Fleet would come ' over

from Elkhart and set the Gary bribery

cases trial date at Valparaiso today. However, the attorneys for both sides

are still in the dark regarding his hon-

ors Intentions.

Thomas Powers, a brakeman on the C, I. 8c S. railroad, was bruised and internally Injured at Gibson last night when he slipped and fell between the cars of moving freight train. The accident happened about 7:30 o'clock last night when Powers was switching on- the local freight near Gibson. Powers was not" able to tell Just how he slipped, but he fell between the cars of the moving train and was rolled a considerable distance. He was picked up In a semi-conscious condition and Burns' ambulance was summoned to remove him to St. Margaret's hospital, and he was attended by physicians. No bones were found broken and Powers luckily escaped with a few se-

l vere bruises and internal injuries. Hie j condition at the hospital this morning

is reported Improving. Powers lives was at Danville, 111., and is considered very this lucky that he did not fall under the I wheels. -.

ARCHBISHOP IRELAND

DENOUNCES RECALL

LATEST HEWS

STANDARD

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TOWS DAILY

(Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor. Ind., Oct. 14. Capt C. I. Comfort of the United States Engineering department with headquarters In Chicago was out yesterday to

pick up more facts relative to the Im- echool team thla afternoon at the Ham

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1ST HALF

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At tse end of the Brat half the urore food 10 to 0 la favor' of the Soath Bend elevea. The South Bend high school football team aid a large crowd ot students arrived here this morning, where they

will lined up against the local high

portance and necessity of dredging the

Calumet river. Postmaster A. G. Lund(fuist and John R. Farovid took' him to Whiting In Mr. Farovlds machine where he had a talk with Mayor Beaumont Parks. Mr. Parks repeated to the visitor what he had said at the Joint meeting (Continued on page .)

mond Athletic association grounds. Although the weather has . been' threatening all day, , the teams will make the best of the wet grounds. Both schools are confident of victory and a hard tussla . Is expected

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JUSTICE HARLAN DEAD, Washington, D. C, Oct. 14. Associ'atV " Justice J. M. Harlart, oldest member ol the U. S. Supreme Court, died at his residence at 8:15 here thi3 morning. There is no member of the Supreme Court more widely known than Justice Harlan. He has been called the most independent of the

Instirps H la nntoH frr lilo UnonfJ

ing opinions. In the Standard Oil and Tobacco trust cases, recently decided," his dissenting opinion was ai widely quoted as the opinion of tb.9 majority of the court.

Archbishop Ireland has occasioned considerable comment by an address delivered at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in which he condemned the initiative.

referendum and recall as weapons of

"mobocracy." ....... . - -

ITALY PROPOSES . PEACE PLAN. Constantinople, Turkey, Oct. 14. Italy has made proposals that are ex

pected to bring peace. It proposes to annex Tripoli and pay indemnity. Italy is to control all civil and military matters, while the caliph is to be supreme in religious affairs.

TWO NEW COMPANIES. TIMES Bl'REAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, . Oct. 14. Two Hammond . companies were Incorporated here today: The Hammond Suburban Realty company with a capital stock of 50,000. with R. E. Woods, F. Hammond and W. T. Hardy as directors, and the Hammond Orpheum company, with a capital stock of $18,000, to operate a theater. The Incorporators are C. E. Bray,- L. F. Alwardt and W. T. Hardy.

SENATOR'S DAUGHTER. TO WED PLAYWRIGHT

KILLS HIS WIFE IN THE STREET. New Castle, Ind., Oct. 14. Jesse Freel, 25 years old, a member of the city engineering corps, shot and killed his wife, Clara Freel, and probablj fatally wounded Ralph Hunter, a young salesman, last night when ho found them together on the street. Mrs. Freel was shot twice and died shortly afterward. Four bullets struck Hunter, but surgeons believe he will - recover. Freel surrendered.

FRANK HOLMES' CASE CONTINUED The case of the State of Indiana v. Frank Holmes of Shelby was continued In Judge Ames' court In Hammond, this

morning, and will come up for trial Saturday morning. Oct. 21, providing Judge Ames arrives from his vacation before that time. ' Holmes was arrested recently on a warrant for surety of -the peace and is now. under a $500 surety bond.

Gun Club Meeting. The Hammond Gun club holds a regular shoot at Sharpshooters' park tomorrow afternoon. J. C. Becker, the secretary of the club, said today that the tournaments will continue as long as the weather Is favorable.

THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOU OUGHT IfOT TO POSTPOWR THAT "SHOPPING AKTT LOSGKH. HEAD THE TIMES' ADS AXD SEE IV THIS IS SOT SO.

Tne engagement of .Has Fola La Follette, daughter, ot Senator La Follette. of Wisconsin, the progresr ves' presidential candidate, has been announced by her parents. She is to marry George Middleton, New Y. rk playwright

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