Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 125, Hammond, Lake County, 13 November 1911 — Page 1

WKATBBK FAIR AXD CONTINUED COIJJ TODAY; TUESDAY FAIR.

VOL. 'VI., XO. 125.

PASSENGERS

Traiii Man is Fatally Hurt in Indiana Harbor Wreck and ManyLives Imperilled.

(Special to The Timbs.1 Indiana Harbor, Nov. 13. The fraction of a second saved a train load of passengers on the B. & 0. fast train west bound due in Indiana Harbor at 5 :30 p. m. but three hours late, from death and injury Saturday evening when the train, No. 7 collided with the second section of freight No. 94, east bound two blocks southeast of the B. & 0. depot. , MAX MAY DIE. As It was one man was injured, and a big locomotive, reduced largely to scrap iron.. It was a side swipe, the force of the impact being felt by the locomotive an express and mail cars, but had it caught the passenger coachs, a half second later,' it is probable that the carnage might have been frightful, as the cars were crowded. TAKES TO ST. MARGARET'. The injured man .was John WaterBurlesque Troupe Held at South Hammond After Being in Monon Wreck Reach Theaters Late and Patrons Are Pretty Sore.1 The bliszard that swept over Indiana yesterday played hek with a lot of burlesque beauties who were on their way to Chicago from Indianapolis. After the wreck on the Monon a big delay at South Hammond followed when the train wheezed Into the suburb and the locomotive on the special train was put out of commission by the blizaard. causing more ' serious delay while another engine was obtained.. Gee They Mere Sore. "When the 150 actors and actresses from Cincinnati and Indianapolis on a Monon special train, was caught behind a wreck fifteen miles west of Indianapolis, Ind. After several howrs of waiting, with nothing to eat for the actors, the track was cleared' and the beauty special" once more moved. It was a grouchy looking bunch when . N i Continued on page S.) WELCOME AWAITING-.' SZE IN ,V.r ASHING TON 4 & 'I L. f 5 j r " ' 'St J ALFRED S2E" Alfred Sze. who is coming to Washington as new minister front China, will be welcomed at the capital, where he was educated while his father was connected with the Chinese embassy. YOungr Eze is remembers t as a . devotee of baseball and an all-around athlete. The picture was taken in 1SD5, when he was a schoolboy.

B E AU T Y SPECIAL

ESCAPE DEATH

rfeck, the fireman of the ris5n((r lo comotive, who lives at Garret, Ind. The left side of hi chest waa badly crushed and he was taken to St. Margaret s hospital. Dr. Robinson who was called to attend him said he had hopes of his recovery. The accident 1b said to have been due to the brakeman on the freight train throwing: the wrong switch. It is reported that the brakeman, whose nam could not be learned, has disappeared since the aceidenr. A FOHTBSATE ACCIDENT. When the freight crashed into the passenger engine, it - re away the cab, smashing: to tra l wheel ar.d gamming the tank. The engine did not turn oervbut was derailed as were a!so the two forward cars, a mail and express. The freight engine escaped with no more damage than the breaking of two steam pipes. Fortunately the passenger, which makes no stop at Indiana Harbor, had slowed down somewhat while going through the city. The wrecking crew worked all night and the wreck did not interrupt tram; very seriously, the road using the eat track at this point for all traffic.MAYOR SCHLICKER IN ANOTHER AUTO MISHAP Fate Seems to Pursue Mayor on Auto Trips Around District. 'EASOVI ACTO ACCIDENTS IX REGIO.1 KIM.KO IV REGTOV 1 njlRED IX REGIOX '....50 MACHINES WRECKED 52 (Special to Ths Tisies. Indiana Harbor, Nov. 13. As Mayor Schlieker was on his way to the South Bay hotel Friday night to participate In the banquet in honor of Senators Shively and Kern and Congressman Barnhart, the automobile which - he was driving collided with a milk wagon owned and driven by J. Nowakowskl, over turning it. Nowakowskl and his son, Walter, aged about 14, who was with him at the tim both sustained slight Injuries, the elder Nowakowskl suffering cuts and bruises about the face and body, while the boy's right leg was injured. Dr. Cox was with Dr. Schlieker at the time and after the victims 'of the accident had been taken to his office he attended to tneir injuries. Mayor Schlieker on to the hotel. going The collision occurred at Commonwealth avenue. Xowakowski turned directly in front of Dr. Schlieker's machine at this street, and Dr. Schlieker, seeing that a collision was otherwise' imminent, turned into Commonwealth avenue with Xowakowski. The brake failed to work, however, and Ur Scliliekers lamp caught the milk wagon step, dragging the vehicle until it struck the curb, when it overturned. LAKE CO. SUNDAY - SWTOIET First M. E. Church in Hammond on Friday Scene of Gathering. Delegates from all Lake county SunFirst Methodist church in Hammond next Friday morning for the annual convention of their association. Denominational lines will be obscured and the meeting is expected to be another, step towards the unitv Man ! which has been advocated in the past. ! "One creed, the Bible; and one name, j which Rev. Sharp of the Christian church characterizes the" merger move- ! Under the direction of George N. Burnie. general secretary of the Indimorning. "Let's Help One Another." is the title; of an address by Burnie. F. j R. Farnurn, president of the Laporte : association, will speak at 11 o'clock.! Light lunch will be served at the noon1 hour by the ladies of the church. Both afternoon and evening services will be on the same general lines of the! opening session. Mr. Burnie is to! speak in the evening on the "Sunday 1 School Workers' Wages." THE NEWSPAPER THAT GIVES THE NEWS AND TRUCKLES NO ONE THE TIMES.

HAMMOND, Are We Thankful? Sure! By W. II. WllilnniaoB. When the frost Is on the pumpkin and the corn Is in the shock. When your summer duds are threadbare and your Winter's all In hock. .When the leaves have all dropped from the trees and you've drop't all your money Forgetful of the rainy day called Winter, ain't it funny That just when you are needful of ananother suit of clothes, A Winter hat, a pair of shoes, some heavy woolen hose: When debts are staring in your face and nowhere else to. borrow. And your tailor, when you ask for trust, looks up in pain and sorrow; When the ticket for your overcoat Is lost or strayed or stolen. And every time you're, on the straet you feel well, darn near frozen, ' Then Governors, with glad acclaim, proclaim a day's thanksgiving? Well, if you've nothing else, old pal, be thankful that you're living! GEE, WHIZ! YOU BETCHER LIFE IT IS COLD! DEATH FINALLY CONES JU. KELLY Man Injured by M- C. Train Flipping Dies at Local Hospital. Joseph Kelly, a cigar maker employed by Ed Simon, who was seriously Injured about two weeks ao when he was thrown from a Michigan Central freight train, died at St. Margaret's hospital Saturday afternoon, his injuries proving fatal. The remains ere- taken to Kmmerling's morgue, where they will be prepared for shipment. The body was expressed yesterday, afternoon to Indon, Ontario, his former home, where a wife and children survive him. Kelly was injured about two weeks ago when he attempted to flip a Michi-I gan Central freight train on Hohman street. While h wa, boarding a rar he lot his hrrM a.nd fell he wheels, cutting off his rieht leir an,li breaking his left leg. He was under j t:ie influence of liquor at the time of the accident. SON OF KOUTS' FOUNDERJS KILLED Saturday Night Storm Results in Death of L. B. Kouts. Saturday night's storm resulted in the death of Imti r limits n at Kouts. Potter county, southeast Gary. Mr. Kouts was struck by the falling limb of a tree which had been loosened by the high wind. Reports as to the exact manner of his death conveyed no other information save this ar'd that he was u his way to a well to set 'a pail of water when the accident happened. - Th dead man was a son of Barnttv Kouts. founder of the town bearing his name. With his wife and child he recently resided at 9820 Avenue IT, South Chicago. .'"'.' Mr. Kouts had numerous relatives In Gary. His uncle was Frank Brink, 1616 jmrrsun suwi ; nis wire ana Mrs. Wm. Miller, wife of a Gary police sergeant, were, sisters. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Vernon HowAii. :ho also lives In Gary. .

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INDIANA, MOIST) AY, NOVEMBER 13, 1911.

GERMANS, TOO, PliAN OVER-SEA FLIGIIT; AMERICAN SAYS 'HE'LL BEAT ?EM TO IT

RV. - :..y..: PR. RAUL ft. GAMS

If .Dr. Paul F. Gans, president of the German syndicate owning the dirigible balloon "Souchnrd," is successful in his efforts to obtain the aid of President Tift and Secretary of the Navy Meyer in the "Souchard'a" proposed flight across the Atlantic, Melvin Vaniman, pilot of the dirigible "Akron," will not postpone his over-Atlantic flight until next year, as he had planned. The "Sow-hard" is all ready at Teneriffe for the start. Gam wants Taft and Meyer to order American warships to keep on the lookout for him. , - a . "If the 'Souchard starts." said Vaniman at Atlantic C'-t, "the 'Akron will start first"

GETS FINE ERS The indications now; ire that the Simplex Railway Appliance Co. will run full force all winter Ions. As soon as an order of malleable Iron iB received it is expected that the pant wilt be started to running full . force igain. According; to the last, issue iof the Railway Age Gazette, the Chicago, Burlinarton & Qutricy rallwav has ordered 500 jrotidola car., .fro"M J e Amerlqaii CmvPXf jfoiip-flry' rompatij-; These ears will be "built at the St. Iouis plant of the rompany. The bolsters." brake beams and couplers will he of Simplex: design. The bolsters and brake beams will be built at Hammond, ami the couplers will be made, by. the, American Ptee! Foundries plant at Indiana Harbor. S Other One orders are bein received by the Simplex Railway Appliance Co. so that the outlook for this winter is very bright. The local offlcials are all very optimistic over the prospects. DAMAGE IN HAMMOND. The high wind, sleet and rain played havoc in and around Hammond Saturday n.ight and, although no great damage was done, numerous reports came in that - telephone and electric light wires were down at a' number of places. , Numerous 'phones were reported out of order and a few of their lines were blown down. Two electric light wires were blown down, one at 746 Conkey avenue and another at Doty 'and state line streets, which were immediately repaired. A number of windows were also broken in ' Hammond,! and the large smokestack on the Bick -laundry building was Mown ovetv smashing a ffo! in the roof. - V TIMES WANT' ADS SERVICE TO TOC! ARE FOR i REPRODUCES d iPR OF DOLLY MADISON 1 Klale VFergliaon, who la starring thia season in "The' First Lady of the Land," a comedy by Charles Nirdlinger, portraying Dolly Todd, who became the wife of President James Madison, wears several gowns in the play that are exact replicas of those that once adorned the person of Mrs. Madison, the most, brilliant woman who ever presided at the White House. .. . '

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JOHN HACK IS 1 DEADjfT OSHKOSH JJeath a.t Last Relieves Sufferings of Well-Known Hammond Man. Periodical Insanity, caused by creeping paralysis of the brain, which began four months ago, and gradually grew into a1 complete mental derangement, caused he death of Jofin idzorack early this siorning in a private asylum at Oshkosh'i Wis. - Undertaker Burns'lef'ttbdVx to conduct' the body . to Hammond, ' where Idzorack had .Jived 1 fer'five years, following his jnarriage'to Miss Amelia Young of .this city. During this time Idzorack was manager of the clothing department of the Lion store, had a wide acquaintance and was much though of by his employers. Called to the Ledside of her husband, who in a . rational moment had asked for her.Mrs. Idzorack visited the asj--lum last week. Returning Friday she seemed hopeful of her husband's recovery. interested parties in correspondence with the institution were also uninformed of the patient's true condition. Heath cacie unexpectedly, although Idzorack had been pronounced incurable. Business rworries, following a brief illness, are . said to have caused the mental trouble gf the clothing man. Idzorack was possessed of a brilliant mind and unlimited energy. In his po sition in the firm of Kaufmann & Wolf, ne gave great satnsracuou. His services were obtained by the Lion store people from the Lederer store. South Chicago, where he was employed for a number of years. Relatives of Idzorack Were notified by wire today. "Besides his wife, no relatives resides1" in Hammond. Seven brothers, living in as many cities, are expected to .attend the funeral in this city. His home was in Minneapolis until ,1 S05.' when he entered upon his career here. His mother died some years ago, but his ' father stt!l lives In the ITwip Cities. From New Orleans and Texarkana. in the souths Spokane ami renver, in the west., and Cleveland. In the east,-brothers of the .decease are expected to leave tonight toattend the funeral with their father. Arrangements will be made tomorrow for the sprvios. WHITflfllS v HEAVILY FINED Glenn Whitman Whiaman ',of the brot h of Jailerj Chicago I Bridewell, Chicago who 'was charged with assaulting Mrs. TV. t rlaokaon nt IU. - ' i j . , -',"." nett aturday afternoon pieadins guilty rccei-lng a fine of $30. and costs amounng to $60. A chi.-ge pf felony was to have been filed atiln Whitman but at the trial i i?aturJajr afternoon a change of a! simple Yt.ssauit was brought . against j him to hich Attorney .Spi-oat who speared fob- the rif'endant said guilty. ' Wiiitman-is said to have been drunk at j the time. of the assault and tried t-j ! .snatch a' purse from Mrs. Claussen j while shwas walking down Rimbach j avemift ie screamed for help and ; several peijle came to lier assistance wliile Whittian made his get away and was later arj-esLed on Sibley street. The defense teslfcied that this was tbe first tin.e he had'v ever been in trouble and asked that oiily a light tir.e be imposed. Board Adjourns. .Today's session of the board of public wOrks was a. quiet affair of short duration. After accepting " the bonds of Laiene. Bros, for sewers to be built on RooseveJ.t avenue and the alley touffli of Indiana boulevard, near Atchison avenvjc, the meeting was closed. ,

MVJLIGj

ATTACK ON DEAN

Williston Case at Valparaiso Will Gome to an Ending By Midweek. Prediction Made By M'Aleer. v v

(BVLLETIX.) ValparaUo, Ind., Nov. 13. 3 p. m. Williston oh the ntud subraJtt Ibk tt ripld rrona-esamlnatlon by Attorney Parker. It Trill probably last all afternoon. He is not making a utrong ImprrsMaa u the state In again setting In the dictograph evidence. The vase may be concluded tomorrow. Character witnesses for "Wllliaton next Introduced, then character wltnensea for Dean. (BULLETIN.) ' Valparaiso, lad., ov. 13. The plan of the defense was revealed thla rooming when It indicated by ita examination of the 'defendant, Charles Wllliaton, that It would attempt to show that the B2.000 which waa natd to Willlatoa by I)aa was not a bribe, bat was the consideration for the purchase of certain real estate under option. Wllliaton wan placed on the stand at 10:30 this morning and proved to be a very Rood witness for himself. A. F. Knottn, wbo examined him, went Into his personal history with the Idea of s howl a a; his previous Kood character. Knottn In a ntatement to the jury said that h would not attempt to show that Williston dill 'not receive this money, but that he would ahow that It was paid to him for the property which Wllliaton bad under option. Knottn baa been koIvk ot the dictagraph records paragraph by paragraph for the purpose of allowing; thnt statements made by Wllliaton to Dean, which are apparently Incriminating, are la reality not ao when explained by the defendant. (BI'LLETIX.) Valparaiso, . Ind., "v. IS. Joseph Qulnn one of the Jurymen In the Williston' esse wan 111 ' with toothache yesterday and waa " separated from a Ijcouple of molars, foUowlnsv attendance at 'church services yesterday with bin comrndea on' the Jury-who were Isolated from their home yesterday.' Court convened atv lOtM today. City Clerk Moose was put on the stand for the tnte to testify that Wtllaton was a member of the board of pnhlle works at tbe time of the allejred bribery. Mi'ss Virginia Brooks, the Joan of Arc of West Hammond, caused a tremendous sensation at the meeting of the

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IN CLUB

Woman's club in Hammond Saturday, ! Uf tha he aA broken a number of I windows in a house at 1.6 Towle street, when she mentioned the names ojt three , Hls trial came up before Judge Bar-well-known Hammond people who own ' nett this morning, and pleiding guilty.

al purposes in West Hammond. Miss Brooks preceded her sensational remarks with the statement that the time had come when it is necessary to j call a pade a spade and to" reveal the identity of people who have been ! getting revenue, indirectly, from vice in West Hammond. j Miss Brooks has been threatening for some time to reveal the identity of the well-known Hammond people who are, alleged to own property that has been used for immoral purposes. Emharraoslna;; Exceedingly. The consternation of the memDers of the Woman's club may be imagined whfn the fact is known that the wife vl - ,," , , . . . " . . . i ' J " ' - ' i recti y against her husband In view of the fact that Miss Brooks wss the last person on the program, there was no discussion of. her paper. The incident places the organization in a very delicate position. Heretofore, the Woman's club .has manifested an unusual interest in the reforms in West Hammond for which Miss Brooks has stood sponsor, but now there is some question, in view of the prominence of those mentined, as to whether or not the matter will be carried further. - ' Funeral Tomorrow. . The funeral of Mathias Nickels will be held from the St. Joseph's church tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. The requiem high mass will he givenand Kev. Father I'lasier will officiate, interment will occur at the St. Joseph cemetery. Mr. Nickels is survived by; a, widow and four sons, John. Jacob, Frank and Mathias Jr.; four laughters, Florence,1 F'rancis, Mary and Caroline: two brothers.' X. Nickels and" John Nickels, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Gies, of Michigan. - v . " ' '"

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I. v I EDITIOiM ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Number 3 Casta Copy.) (BT M. P. 1.1'DWIG.) '"" "' (TIME! Staff Man.) ' Valparaiso, Ind., "Nov." 13. By the end of this week it will be known what a Porter county jury thinks of the first of the Gary bribery cases, now on trill hera before Special Judge Van Fleet. In fact the attorneys for the state and the defense hope to gret their closing arguments before the Jury by the middle of the week. On its outcome will depend whether C. A. WHlIston the Gary city engineer Charged 'with soliciting? and receiving" a bribe for votinir for Thomas B." Dean's heatlnfffranchise shall go free, or whether the case sharll g-o to the supreme court. Wll.MSTOX AXD WITNESSES. In the meantime Williston will go on the witners stand to defend himself. He "will be ' followed ' by an array of character witnesses who will testify in his behalf as to his ' reputation for truth veracity and fair dealing:. They in turn win be followed by a similar array from Louisville summoned here by Iean and his attorneys to g-lve evidence to off-set that iriven last Saturday against- him by a delegation of barbers, 'a horse doeto-, and several others brought hera "by detective James Kinnarney at th solicitation and at the expense of two well known Gary men. -When-that evidence is In ths time will "have arrived for the closing argumertts. EACH WANTS FOlIt HOURS. Each side hopes to get four hours in which t? sum up the evidence. W, K. Hodges of Gary, Dean's lawyer Is expected to open for the- state. Samuel Parker " of South Bend, Governor Marshall's representative In the case will In - all probability make ' the closing argument for the state. Between these two'.the defense, will have Its inning.A. F. Knotts. and Charles Drummoni of South Bend who are assisting" W- J. SIcAleer of Hamanond- on'-ths vtd-. othe case wilt preieed hiWleaylng' McA leer, who has charge of the case'fo-' the defense to close for -his side. . WAJIT RECORD RIGHT. Tho recall of City Cleric Harry Moose "fGarj' by" the ita e.f. testifyas to ' Williston's appointments to the (Continued on P&ga 7.) Strange Negroes Here. J. P. Smith. 457 Sibley street; reported to the police early Saturday night ' that four or five suspicious "- negroes loitering around that neighborhood. An officer was sent down to that address, but on his arrival the-negroes had disappeared and were' nowhere to be found. Ko robberies were reported in that .vicinity, and it Is thought that they were scared away before they were able to- enter any houses. Another Drunk. Tony Matins of - Gostlin street was arrested last right on Gostlin and Towl' streets by Officer -Miller ' on charge of drunkenness After his ar- ' rest a report came into the police stareceived a fine of. 11. and costs. amounting to $11. He was only ablttto pay part of his tine. , SAYS SUCCESSFUL MN AREN'T HONEST"ttevr , liJ. Campbell Rv. Reginald John Campbell, pastor of the City Temple. London, and Who wm wanted aa suocossor to Dr. . Charles Aked as pastor of John I. Rockefeller's. Fifth Atenue church ' in New Tork, has broght down upon himaelf J. flood of crlticiom by a, lecura dellverl a Philadelphia. He , told hla hearer no auecessful businesa w&n of modern ti-n-: jean ba boa- ' cat. - ?".- ' ..

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