Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 111, Hammond, Lake County, 27 October 1911 — Page 1

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U. Summary of Federal Action Against "Steel" Government files suit at Trenton, X. J., to dissolve I'nited States Steel Corporation and thirty-six subsidiary companies, seeking dissolution under Sherman law.' Direct connection charged by the government between Steel Corporation anr all large railroad and steamship ilnes. Standard Oil Company. Pullman company, - International Harvester Company and Western I'nion Telegraph Company. Interlocking directorates said to have given Steel Corporation control over trade and commerce. 'Steel Corporation's proposed cancellation of leases on Great Northern Ore properties declared Illegal and noneffective until, Jan. 1. 1915. Steel Corporation's acquisition of Tennessee Coal and Iron properties declared illegal and a national menace. E. H. Gary and H. C. Frlck alleged to have mislead Roosevelt when be permitted the absorption of the Tennessee Coal ajjd Iron properties In 1908. "Gary dinners' declared to have been all powerful In suppressing competition and the obligation laid tpon participations characterized as even dearer than life, Itself." Only four men said to have known that suit was contemplated Attorney General Wickersham and hU private secretary, Mr. Cole, former Secretary of War Ditklnson, bow' special attorney for the government, and President Taft. FRIENDS ALARMED ABOUT GRANT HUNTER Well Known . Hammond Han- in Serious Shape ... ..... i at Hospitalspeciansts at Wesley hospital today held consultations over the results of an X-ray examination of Grant Hunt-, er, the Hammond business man who returned to that institution on Monday for continuation of treatment given in a three, weeks' visit some time ago. J3n that occasion a tubercular bone, was extracted from the shoulder and & growth removed from the abdomen. Complete recovery did not follow and it is now the opinion of physician. that the bowels are partially or wholly paralyzed. Flerlds were worried today by the - absence of any definite information, which is expected tomorrow. It is very probable, according to physicians, that an operation will be ifecessaryr TIMES WANT ADS SERVICE TO YOU! ARE FOR Wrote Complaint Against U. S. Steel

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Gary views with great concern the action of the federal government yes terday filing a dissolution suit In Trenton against the United States Steel corpcratlon and Its subsidiary companies. Gary Vltnlly Interested. Many people thought that some of the local companies wereTiot include! because the names of the Indiana and Ilinois Steel companies, the Gary Land Company and other subsidiaries were not listed. They are all constituents of the Federal Steel Company, which in turn is an industrial province of th major corporation, and the Federal Steel is one of the subsidiaries that is subject to the dissolution suit. The American Bridge, the American Sheet and Tin Plate companies operating in Gary are parties to the suit. As components of the Federal Steel com pany, the Illinois Steel" company, the Indiana Steel Company, the Gary Land Company, the Elgin, .Toilet and Eastern Railway, and the Gary Heat Light and Water Company operating in Gary are also subject to dissoultion should the government win. . Foreeantn In Hear. As yet there are not many forecasts made in the steel city on the outcome if the dissolution goes into effect. In any event it would be harmful. Under the steel trust arrangement every plant gets its pro -rata of business." In the old days some times the Carnegie mills had more than they could handle with the Illnoia Steel mills would be idle. Snce the corporaton was formed dstrbuton has been equal. In the old days when companes made wage cuts it took a strike to restore the scale. The trust has cut wages but has voluntarily restored them when times became better. The largest and most Important meeting of medical men that has -ever been held in '. northwestern Indiana is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 9, in Hammond, when the Lake County Medical society will be host to a large number of eminent physicians from all parts of the state. . The fact that Dr. VT. F. Howatt of Hammond is now the president of the Indiana State Medical society gives the meeting an added in terest. The program begins at the University club in the afternoon at 1:30, when several important papers will be read and discussed. The members of the society will then adjourn to the Ma sonic temple, where luncheon will be seTved, and after a short recess the meeting will be resumed. Among the papers that will be read and the famous doctors who will pre sent are the following: Important Paprra. t rr. A. C. Kimberlln of Indianapolis, specialist en .internal medicine, who will give a clinical demonstration of the diagnosis of a number of typical cases. Dr. Sanger Brown of Chicago, specialist on . ner.vous and mental diseases,, .who will discuss the hospital management of acute insanity. . Dr. Frederick R. Charlton of Indian apolis, specialist on genito-urinarv surgery, who will take ud the consid - eration of certain forms of prostatic obstruction. . ' i Dr. II. . XI. . Shanklin of-South Bend, genito-urinary and skin specialist, who will discuss Khrlich and sa'.vorsan, commonly known as "606." Dr.. W. F. Howatt, general practitioner, who will discuss the clinical value of blood pressure examinations. Among those who will lead the discussion, on the- various naners are .T

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S. J. Young of Valparaiso, T. W. Ober lin of . Hammond, H. M. Hosmer of Gary and W. J. White of Hammond. One of the important things that will be done at this meeting Is the organization of a Tenth Medical District association. This will-be done hy Dr. George A. Osborne, the district counsellor. George Was Lost. George Long, employed at Gibson as a switchman, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Schaadt on a charge of drunkenness. His trial came up before Judge Barnett this morning, and this being Long's first offense, he was released and promised- not -to cause the police any more trouble. Long was so Intoxicated that he did not know where he was at until he woke up in his cell last . night, He said he had a pocketbook contain7 ing $25 which lie either lost or was stolen-from 'him. ' ' N. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING platen your offer before moat of the people lu thin city to nhia it would have any

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Indianapolis. Ind., Oct 27. 'William at Gary, Ind., addressed the federation the operation of a method of preparing mple recreation in connection with the this means he proposed to Improve both of children. . Mr. Wirt, by Implication, advocate! method of persuading ' young boys and substitute suggested ample time to play

condition to study. "If we can get the same attitude of a child's mind toward study as it has toward play the child's early education will be an easy problem," said Mr. Wirt.'. "We must first get the chilJ in condition tostudy by giving him ; Mr. -Wirt told o the progress of the playgrounds;' movement" In Gary, saying there are wading pools, sand piles and apparatus for physical exercise. ;'.'., His talk followed an all-day program of the federation, at which officers were elected, several resolutions presented arid other business transacted.

POLICE THINK MORAN FilAY MAKE CONFESSION If He Does Gary Authorities Are Confident .of Nabbing Crooks. Gary police expect that J. S. Moran, one of the bogus , steel pay check swindlers arrested Tuesday night, will ' weaken today and revea lthe names of his. acomplices. Moran has resisted all . ... , . . : attempts of the pol re and of steel company officials to "pump" him. This morning General Auditor L. W. Mc- J Namee of the Indiana and Illinois Steel! LUU)p(tUC3 oa ax. jiuin-c ncauquill ici-s and following a coniernrios. wltn Chief .. .... .. - rAaillllia.iu.,. aw v. a..-. ....i. e.Tri. uui what results were obtained. The police' believe that if Moran will tell what he knows it will be short work locating the other five members of the gang ho defrauded Gary busi- ! ness n,en ollt of $S,000. Even though ' tne swindlers should be captured It i3 'covered 'and -if -it is not, many Gary business men will lose heavily. But $500 was saved and that amount was found on Moran's person. PROF. M'ELROY JTO CAPITAL sion of the teacjiers'. convention at the Methodist church in order to atend the industrial and agricultural educational convention at Indianapolis tomorrow. Mr. McElroy regretted ' that t he- dates were coincidental. .

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( northwest. Papp was a linguist who spoke a half dozen languages and by this valuable asset he obtained the poKitlfin tft m.-Vii-h )i t f r.i( ti ti- I J a . ' - .. .. - ... -.. ..Ip.. iii- - - . -. 1 1 ed from the council and was succeeded by J. V. Stodola. Victim of Accident.

Carelessness while operating a rna- ' noon, were postponed until Sunday to chine in the plant of theicElroy Belt- : allow his son, Charles Flanigan. to ing company at Truman avenue and ' reach here, who left Dewey, Mont., Sohl street caused a painful cut of the 7 Wednesday. ' . index finger of an employe,. Miss Mollie Hhe services'will be held Sunday aftQuimby. The accident created more j ernoon at 1 o'clock '. from the family fright than pain, and Miss Quimby an- ! residence, 141 Sheffield avenue. lnnounced today that she would return terment will be held at the Thornton

Lo work tomorrow or Monday. A CLEAN PAPER. FIT FOR TOTJH ' CHILDREN TO READ IS THE TIMES.

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at the afternoon session suggesting children for study by giving them work outlined for their, lessons. By the mental and physical well being the elimination of the "big stick" girls to atend their classes, and as a as a means of placing their minds in GETS NEW MANAGER Dan Krinbill, Old Lake Co. Boy, to Be Head of the Schreiber Output. x ine isciireiber Manufacturing Co. have associated with them as general sales manager, D. W. Krimbill of Roch- ' nf , h . , , , t oincer of the company and is financially interested cici x., who nas oeen p ppim an Mr. Krimbill, who Is a brother of G, A. Krimbill of Hammond,, was with the Oliver. Cliillpd Plow unrb r,r v.'.,.(i. Send Ind for twenty-nine years, hav ing served in the capacity of western .representative , at Milwaukee, Wis.. from n-hlr-h point he was transferred to" their eastern branch at Rochester, XT , ... i., wnerc a sue was chosen and a plant constructed - under ' his personal supervision. ( ills, services . at ' Roches ter extended over a period of twenty one years. ; He was the ntransf erred to Portland. Me., as manager of the business. .In. the - New - England states. Mr. Krimbill served two years as president of the Empire State Implement Men's) association and has a very wide acquaintance s In.- all- of . . the eastern states. His connection as genera l.ales manager and' his understanding ' of condi tions relating to the, trade assures the company, .having, .his .services a very satisfactory means of introducing and increasing its'output. Mr. Krimbill's residence will be change4 from Rochester,. N. .Y., to Hammond, Ind., some time within the next year. t The tompany's ' factory ' h'as during me pasi season oeen enlarged, the capacity increased., and ..since, .the re-or-t- n fl-i 1 i nil nil A T i - 1 t( loot Hi. . . .J . . . . for the future. The factory is now i working to its full capacity on its 1912 : product. Funeral POStPOned : "... ... The funeral services over Erastus Flanigan, which were to have been held from the house yesterday after- ( cemetery. WHY ARE YOU NOT A TIMES READER?

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Resume of the East Chicago Graft Cases. Two iietn of Indictments were reV nrnfil by the (trand Jury lattt March. IndletroentH afcalnat ex-Street CnmmiKHlonrr llliam C. Itardlna; and ottaerM, charged with padding vity pay rollx. (B IndlctnientM agalnxt ..Major A. G, Sclillrkrr, Jnllun Kririlman, Hjrman A. Ilyama and other, charged with oonxplrocy to receive graft from ncasnbllna; jolnta and disorderly houoea. (A 1. Trial of Harding on pay roll paddlna; charge began Monday. Attempt to prove that C'harlen Melee received ?5 n day for twelve daya' be did not work fail. 4nry Inatrncted to return verdict of not guilty. A a. Attorney C. B. Tinkham, repreiicntlnK llarillnc, moved that Ave other almllar canes be dismissed becautte of the failure of the state to prove ita case. Court ao orders. A) 3. Prosecuting Attorney C. E. Greenwald voluntarily moved that the case against Walter Spencer be dismissed. Spencer was charged with complicity In these cases. B 1. AV. J. McAleer, representing Mayor Schllekrr and others, charged with conspiracy to receive graft from gambling Joints and disorderly resorts, calls the attention of the court to the fact that these cases have been continued for four terms on account of the failure of Warren Renne, n witness for the state, to appear. 4B) 2. I'nder the lavr - the defendants cannot be held in Jeopardy for 'more tahn four terms through the failure of the state to prosecute its case. IB) 3. The coort accordingly dismissed the defendants on the motion of counsel for the defense, and the lest of the Kast Chicago graft cases were wiped from the slate. WINNERS Five Lake County citizens were successful in the great land lottery which Uncle Sam has authorized for the distribution of certain public lands near Gregory, S. D. The Ave successful men are: J. B. Titus, Gary. G. H. Hall, Kast Chicago. T. FU Ladd, East Chicago. Kmll Lenz, Hammond. Frederick Ketchell, Hammond. It is considered rather' remarkable that so many Lake County citizens should . have held lucky numbers in these drawings and quite a parcel " of land will be owned by people from this section. BIG FARM DEAL. Erhart Bixenman Disposes of Fine Property. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 27. Erhart Bixenman closed' the deal yesterday for the sale -of his 100-acre farm between Cedar Lake and Lowell to a Mr. Servis of t'rbana, 111., the consideration .being In the. neighborhood of $100 per acre. Thp land - is situated across the road from the Esty farm and was sold at an advanced price and a good profit to Mr. Bixenman. Lake county land Is being " bought extensively of late by Illinois farmers, they realizing that big bargains" can be had -in farm properties here. It is about time that Lake county capital was invested - in- these acres, as undoubtedly there is good profit In the Investment. DR. WEIS HONORED. Through - appointment by Mayor Smalley, Dr. William D. Weis was made a delegate from this district to the State Conservation Congress called by Governor Marshall at the capitol this week.- - Dr. Weis left- late today for Indianapolis to attend the opening meeting tomorrow. Following the convention the Hammond physician will visit Mansfield, O., on Monday and Huntington. Ind., on Tuesday in search of enlightenment on the garbage disposal methods of other cities. Conservation of national . resources received widespread publicity as a current issue during the time of the National Congress at Kansas City recently. Few at Meeting. On account of the disagreeble weather last night the Klks' regular meeting was "poorly attended' and very "fewmatters of importance were taken tip by the lodge. No candidates appeared for initiation work, and following a short "session of routine work the lodge was closed. Next Thursday night the lodge Is preparing for three candidates who will receive initiation work. Other matters of importance will also be taken up.-

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The notorious East Chicago conspiracy cases involving Mayor! .Schlieker and a coterie of city offi cials have resulted in a fiasco. They have been tossed out of court following the mysterious disappearance . of Warren Renne the state's witness and multiplied continuances, 'f. The bottom dropped out of the East Chicago prosecutions in Hammond last night when Attorney C. B, Tinkham of the firm of Crumpacker, Crumpacker & Tinkham moved that the jury be instructed to return a 'verdict of not guilty in the case of William C. Harding, the former street commissioner who was indicted last March on the charge of padding the city pay rolls ,and Judge Lawrence Becker sustained his motion. - . Other Cases Dropped. There were five other cases In which Harding, Spencer and others were involved and Attorney Tinkham at once moved that these cases be dismissed. The court sustained his motion. N Tha,t eliminated" all or "the pay roll- padding cases. After Attorney C. B. Tinkham had cleared all of this clients there-remain ed, as a result of the action, of the March grand jury, a number of indict ments against Mayor A. G. Schlieker, Walter Spencer, Julius Friedman, Hyman A. Hyams andSunny" Sheets on the charge of conspiracy. The state expected to prova. Its case principally by the testimony f Warren Jlenne, the well known Whiting exsaloon keeper and gambler. It made an effort to subpoena Renne but he had (Continued on Page 7.) P0L1CEANDPRQMQTERS EXPECT MERRY TIME No further developments have been made public by President Mason of the Hammond Athletic association, who will ' try to secure an injunction against the police department from interfering with the boxing bouts next Thursday night, Nov. 2. The injunction papers are now in the hands of Crumpacker & Tinkham, his attorneys, and will be tiled before a judge In the superior court. v . , Chief Austgen and the city officialsare still firm in the stand they have taken against the ftgtits at the H. A.' A. this week and next, and are' indignant at the opposition shown by the promoters of the bouts in their determination to pull off the fight against the city officials orders. ' "I am not going to worry In the least," said Chief Austgen, this morning, "and we will be on deck with an army - of police next Thursday night and we will be ready to do business. If necessary I will swear in fifty deputies, and if this is not enough I can get more." Tim O'Neil, one of the contestants in the r.ialn bout next Thursday night, was a caller at the police station last night and asked if the rumor that tho police would stop the fight. I will not be present If the police are going to stop the fight." said O'Neil, "and I do not think the promoters ought to go ahead with the fight. I do not want to spend the night in a cell, and belie.ee me, I will be far enough away." OLD SETTLER DEAD. Mrs. Anna Yeasl at Age of 81 Passes Away. (Special to The Times.) , Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 27. Mrs. Anna Yeasl. one of the oldest ladies In Hanover township, died at Hanover Center on Wednesday evening from a stroke of apoplexy at the advanced age of 81 years. She was the wife of Michael Yesl, was born In Germany but has been a resident, of .Lake .county, for . many Syears, and was well-known and" re- : gpeeted In the community in which she . lived. The funeral will be held at : Hanover Center, the arrangemerits not ba'vlng been fully made' "at this wrlt-j ins. -. 1

MAYOR WHO WAS IMPLICATED -.ww .myjw.' JjM ill. m 1 1 ' -vr J" Dr. A. Schlieker. 4STANFORD CASE IS AGAIN POSTPONED (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Oct. 27. The Isaao Stanford case which was set tor hearing a couple of weeks ago, has been continued- three- times ' fclnce tile day originally named by Judge Riley for the hearing of arguments as to wheth- . er the court had jurisdiction , In the case. - - - It was then set for Tuesday" night, but .Fred Crumpacker who was appointed to assist the state, appeared and asked for a continuance until tomorrow. This was granted. In the meantime Deputy Proeecitting Attorney Joe Meade saw Judge Riley and asked for another continuance, . stating that he was not well and asking that all of -the "cases in which he was to appear for the state be postponed until a week from Saturdav., . No requests ror a continuance have been made by the defense, . this side of the case having been ready for trial at any and all times. Judge..-Riley says that ho "far as the disappearance of Annie J'chmidt, the complaining witness In the case, thia. is out of the Jurisdiction. - She was never, a priso.ner . befoni . lum, having appeared in his court only in the capacity of witness. He understood that she was to have been taken back to the reformatory-at IndiaoapoHs, and If she was taken to Crown. Tont instead and allowed to escape, the matter Is one which does not of tirially concern him. Ho would have no power under the circumstances to cite any one who might be held responsible for her disappearance for contempt, of court. Football-Games. Hammond and East Chicago will reverse their neighborly enmity from the diamondo the gridiron ij a contest to.be. held at S p. m. Sunday following a curtain raiser between the Hammond Tigers and the Pullman Marlowea at 2 o'clock on the H. A. A., grounds. Both teams have been In daily training this week for this game, as a defeat will eliminate one of the two from the county championship. . The Hammond lineup will be as fol-, lows: Blocker c. O'Mally lg, F. Blocker If.: Reese and. Schulte le, Ball rg. Hill rf. Groat re, Jack Parker qb, C. Smith' lh, "P. Parker fb, Taylor rh, Cupp and,' Ives substitute. . , .; i

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