Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 8, Hammond, Lake County, 23 March 1912 — Page 1

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IS TAKEN OFF UNFAIR LIST Amicable Adjustment by Which Lessees of Orpheum Get Together Wth Stage Hands Union, Takes Place at Conference Last Night. An amicable adjustment was reach ed yesterday afternoon, by AUardt Bros, lensees of the Orpheum theater of Hammond and the Stance Hands' union, and as a result, the theater ha. ben taken from the "unfair" list. A misunderstanding of the demands of the Stage Hands, according to an explanation made by one of the AUardt brothers, at the conference yesterday, caused the delay of the settlement. He was under the Impression, he said, that the stage hands insisted on the employment of more than the necessary help, saying that for the ordinary shows on the circuit, two stage hands had been found sufficient, whereas the demands had been represented to him for six men. He was assured, that the union would demand, no more men than were absolutely necessary, and accordingly it was agreed that the original relations between the stage hands and their sympathetic strikers should be resumed. Harney Young's band will furnish the music again, and the (Continued on page 8. BASEBALL MAGNATES WEEf TOMORROW Representatives of Eight Hammond. ''Villi the announcement will' be a meeting of the that there officers of the Northern Indiana Baseball League, in Hammond, tomorrow afternoon, preparations are -being made to hold a rousing meeting and have representatives present from eight cities In order that the league will get an early start this season. Among the many Important business matters that will be taken up, rules will be drawn up to perfect the organization and also arrange a schedule for the coming season. There is little doubt now but what there will be eight teams in the league and this reason It looks like eaclr-city will have a baseball park of its own. which will help In arranging a better schedule than they drew up last year. Although Hammond has not been able to get the H. A. A. grounds as yet, it is expected that the deal will go through inside of. a few weeks. The association is looking forward to a prosperous season this year and will endeavor to give the baseball bugs of northern Indiana clean sport. The managers of each team are already looking for material and are signing up some good men In effect to tack up the flag in their city. THREE SUITS FILED Pere Marquette Sued For Thirty Thousand Dollars in Superior Court.

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Three suits against the- Pere Mar- was reported to be quite ill at St. Marquette railroad for $10,000 damages j garet's hoFpital, following an operation each were filed in the Lake superior this week, is in fact getting along very court by Attorneys Charles Cheney and', nicely, and the indications are that he J. Raiph Tasciier of Chicago, and Lin-1 will be able tb leave the hospital next coin V. Cravens of Hammond. I week. The suits are the result of an acci-: -ilert which occurred in Monroe coun- j TY;! T po-ixp TfidlflV

ty. Michigan, in the vicinity of Carleton. Mich., when an engine bearing threcv Kprtlnn hAnria on its nllot rrlTisfAi with a box car and resulted in the death of the three.

1 he accident happened Oct. 2S, 1911.;. . .7, , . . , . . . ' . . ; be some time before he will be able to John I. Devlne has been appointed ad-; . , ... , , . , . ... . . , ... ! resume his ministerial duties. ministrator of the estate of the three! . men. The complaints in each of the i . . . . . three cases are similar. Getting AlOng NlCelV-

The three men who were killed were Pasquale Baratta, who Is survived by hls wife, Cicialiano Giovannlna Baratta; Anton Guarzone, who Is survived by his mother, Maddalena Guarzone, and Vinoenzo Guarogno, who is survived by a widow and her child. The case was filed in the Lake county courts presumably on account of their accessibility to Chicago. THE TIMES ALWAYS HAS FOUGHT FOR "HE INTERESTS OF THE COM. MON PEOPLE FOR THE MAN WHO .WORKS FOR A LIVING.

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Congressman Edgar D. Crumpacker predicts for Indiana Harbor with in a few years moro water traffic than is conducted at Chicago and South Chicabo combined. Mr. Crumpacker so expressed himself in a letter to H. C. Rutledge in response to a communication from the letter written In his capacity as secretary of the Commercial club of Indiana Harbor and East Chicago, requesting the congressman's attendance at the meeting of the board of engineers in Chicago on Monday. There Is now no further doubt that Governor Marshall will attend the board meeting, this assurance having been received by wire from the executive. He will meet the committee of the Commercial and Business clubs of the region at 8:30 o'clock Monday morning at the Great Northern hotel, where he will talk mafters over with the members of the committee in order to be the better prepared when he meets the board later In the morning. B. D. I Glazebrook, who was In Indianapolis to attend the democratic con(Continued on page 8.) The Jury in the case of Roman Poliga, . after being out for five hours, during which time they answered 167 interbgatoriee, returned a verdict of J9.000 damages for the loss of four fingers on the left hand of the plaintiff. The plaintiff was represented by At torney AV. J. McAteer of MeAleer Brothers and the defendant railroad was represented by Attorney Crunipacker, Crumpacker & Tinkham and W. tLJi:toa Jt. i.C)iIaip.. Polira was""em.ployed,,as'w& laborer In the " Erie yards In Hammond. He was Instructed, according to evidence, to get into a pit under a locomotive and clean out the ash pan. While he was at work with another foreign American the locomotive was started and as' he had his hand on th rail. In an effort to move about under the engine, his fingers were cut off. . The railroad engineer is held to have been negligent is starting the engine without warnffig when he knew that i there were men under it. COOMBS FINISHES ANOTHER HOUSE Louie Coombs, of 794 Claude street, a carpenter by trade, sold his Claude street property, consisting of a fiveroom modern cottage on a 37-foot lot. to Charles L. Meyers for $2,600. This Is the third building that Mr. Coombs has built and sold within the last year and a half, and owing to the way he built them and the price1 at which ho held them he found ready purchasers who were greatly pleased with their bargains. EAST CHICAGO INCORPORATIONS Indianapolis, Ind., March 23. (Times Bureau.) Incorporations were filed with the secretary of state as follows: Kast Chicago Baseball association. East Chicago; $10,000; to maintain baseball grounds, etc.; A. G. Schlieker, R. F. Freeman, Joseph Harley. International Lead Refining company. East Chicago; $300,000; to deal lead, etc.; W. D. Thornton. A. C. Clerk, I. M. Allen. Trust and Savings bank, Hammond; $25,000; to operate a trust company; W. H. Herkner, 13. Ullrich, J. F. Irish. MR. M'GARRY RECOVERING i I .lonn i:. Aicuarry, tne jeweler who " " - It is expected that Rev. Hoffman of the Kirst Presbyterian church will He was re,ea''f the ho?ltal oda' ; cently operated on for appendicitis, hut i t 1.1. V 1 .. ......11 T . ...in Frank DeWolf, who suffered a'brok - ! en legt while working at the McAvoy brewery plant yesterday morning. Is reported getting along nicely at his home on Logan street this afternoon, and it is not thought that any serious complications will set in. The accident occurred yesterday morning when De Wolf was assisting In lifting a heavy barrel from a wagon. In Home manner De Wolf slipped, the barrel falling upon him, breaking his leg. ARE YOV READIXG THE TIMES f

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Attorney Clarence Bretsch Prime Factor in Movement Resulting in Incorporation of First William H. Taft Club in Indiana. Clarence Hretsch of Gary, one of thi most active workers in politics in the steel city has been the prime mover in the organization of what is the first Taft Club in Indiana during the present campaign and today at Indianapolis papers were filed with the Secretary of State for the organization whose corporate name Is to be The First William H. Taft Club of Indiana. Purposes of the Club. According to the articles of Incorporation . "the object and purposes of this association shall be that of promoting the nomination of William H. Taft for President of the United States on the Republican ticket, believing that he has given us an administration at Washington during the past four years grand in its simplicity. Its power, and its justice; that he has made no distinction between men, and enforced the Sherman Anti-trust law without bluster, against whomsoever it was directed without discrimination" and this association is. not organized for pecuniary profit. The term of ex(Contlpucd on Page s. SHORTNESS OF COAL III LOCAL MARKETS Threatened Anthracite Coal Qtriketlakesflupiy-f Very Short. Hammond coal dealers are beginning to feel the advance effects- of the. threatened anthracite coal strike which Is to go into effect on April 1. There seems to be plenty of coal coal in the local markets, but the factories, all of whom buy their supplies direct from the mines, are beginning to feel a shortage, but as yet none have any serious trouble getting supplies. Some of the local dealers are entirely out of hard coal, and are supplying their customers from the yards of their more fortunate competitors. To get mow than one car of hard coal at a time seems to be almost out of the question for retail dealers, not only here, but all over" the country. Their hope lies in the fact thatthe strike. If there is to be any, will not commence until the demand for domestic coal falls off materially. People who have traveled through the mining regions, and along the big yards of the railroads, say that thou-r sands of carloads of soft are in storage, apparently awaiting the first of April. One plant in this region, which will not be affected by the strike, is the Standard Oil refinery, as its boilers are so arranged that oil instead of coal can be burned. One plant in this region which fblz EVERYTHING HARMONY AMONG GARY G. 0. P. The Dove of Peace Will Hover Over Convention This Evening. 4 Taft and Roosevelt republicans of Gary will corns together at South Side Turner hall, Fourteenth avenue nnd Washington street, tonight but the gathering will be harmonious. Winged doves of peace wil fly through the hall :trid every one present is expected t carry a palm branch. j The meeting is called to elect eight delegates and eight alternates to the district convention at Hammond which iwill name two national delegates. At to-nlghfs meeting eight delegates rnd eight alternates to the state convention will be named. Township Chairman H. C. Francis will call the meeting to order with C ! 'M - Renollett, township secretary, rei cording the proceedings. Then permanent officers will be named. V Peter Lamb or Clyde ' Hunter are talked of for permanent chairmen and the nomination of either will be acceptable to all, it Is stated. Of the eight delegates to be selected to go to Hammond It -Is planned to give four for Roosevelt and four for Taft. THIS SEW8PAPEH IS THE TRAD A PAPER OK THE CONSUMERS OF THIS CITY OK THi: W!'!!: WHO ci;y the HOMf. 'crrnir-'-'

CRUISER CONVEYS BONES OF BA TTLESHIP MAINE VICTIMS TO LAST RESTING PLACE.

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The cruiser "Birmingham" Toyed bones of the battleship "Maine" victims to Was gton for burial Saturday in the Arllneton national cemetery. An elaborate , funeral ceremony was held at the State. "War and Js'avy departments. The pictures shov? the Cower-strewn coffins aboard the "Birmingham" and Rev. Father Chid wick, who ducted the religious ceremony at the "Maine's" Gnal restln- place end over the remains of .' m sailors at Washington. ' Mitt IlLI LULL TAKES UP Referee In Bankruptcy Harry C. Sheridan was in Hammond this morning, where he took up a number of important bankruptcy matters. The first meeting or creauors in tne case oi jacob Matt of Indiana Harbor resulted in the exempting of all assets and the closing of the case. In the case of Mux Kirschman of Gary the assets were held exempt and the case was closed. In the case of ! Kornel Kormanickl Trustee Charles Surprise filed a petition to disclaim fur- j ther interest in the pianos in his possession and still unsold. j The referee indicated that unlesss authorities were presented by the piano, companies to the contrary that within i ten days he would instruct the trustee to turn over these pianos to J. G. Har - ris, who delivered them to the trua-'i tg. There was a hearing in the ease of Ulugh S. Meikle.. Meikle was represented by William J. Whinery. - Attorney L. V. Cravens represented . about $.,r00 .of creditors and J. K. Stinson represented other creditors. " ;. The referee considered composition proceedings in the case of Bankrupt Ruhman of Gary,, whose stock of goods was sold to the Boston store and who ' offers 40 cents, on the dollar to. the creditors". A similar case in which --a ; man 1 V 1hp nflm nf OnKlhro- nf TnlWon offers: ?5 wnUAn'tlii doll a- t creditors also came up. Yesterday at Michigan City Referee Sheridan took up the case of the Michigan City Sash & Door Co. Trustee ur' prise was 'represented by .Attorney Hamberger & Fiebleman of Indianapo-i lis. The ftuestion was raised - as to what had been done .with cash amounting to $100,000 which' Is said to' have been collected In the past three years by the company. - . . , - - Trustee Surprise has paid 5 per cent of the claims of the approved creditors. About $23,000 was' realized from the sale of the assets of the company by Surprise. ALL SAINTS' MISSION. Ths frst week's mission at All Saints' Catholic church in Hammond,

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3 o'clock. The second weeks will be devoted to the men of the congregation, the first services to be held tomorrow evening at 7:45. The ladies' attendance was exceptionally large throughout the whole week, and the attendance of the men is expected to be no less faithful. The two missionary fathers who are conducting the mission, owing to thjeir impresslveand forceful sermons have had the closest attention from their congregations. v w ' -. '

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FBS MC.I F01! State Inspector Keiser Ex pects to Return to Hammond Again. Considerable room for improvement in most of Hammond's theatres and hotels was found yesterday by Nelson Keiser, state building inspector, who ! spent the dav in Hammond inspecting ' buildings with E. E. Cole, the local - building inspector. He will return ! again in a few weeks at which " time the Inspectors Intend to go over the 1 situation more minutely. It was found that most of the improvements which are contemplated to afford better fire-escapes, can be installed without a great outlay of money, and because of this no serious objection is expected to" the recommendations. In mosf of the moving picture theatres the absence or inconvenient ar- ; rangement of rear exits needs to be remedied, while In the larger theatres ! the fire-escapes are to be more conven- t j ntly arranged. The same also holds j , true of most of .the hotels. - ! JEFFERSON CLUB SUNDAY The Jefferson club of Hammond will hold' a regular meeting next 'Sunday afternoon ?and one of the interesting things on-the program will be a dis cussion of the aftermath of the democratic state' convention which is being i held at Tndianapolls today. The Jefferson club now has In the I neighborhood of 100 paid up members, j " "u '". ""re ' j us neaaquariers in me rus-i ttonal .bank, 'hall have been re-decor-ated, ; and other improvements will be made" to add to the attractiveness of the place. Mass Meeting Tonight. The mass meeting which is, to be held in Hammond tonight for the purpose of electing delegates to the republican state convention at Indianapolis on March 26 ami for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates to tne lentu otrici co..vm.u... to be held at Hammond on March -S, promises to be well attended. The delegates to the state conven - tion will select four delegates and al - i ternates at large to the national coni riauiiuuiiu iu ' " - . . I and select two delegates and two alter nates to the national convention. Confirmation Class. The classes in St. Paul's German Lutheran church, which are to be confirmed a week from tomorrow, will stand a public examination before the congregation tomorrow. The German class wtlV be examined at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and the English class at 7:30 in the evening.

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LAKE Judge Becker's criticism of Lake County Juries,- in which he said - that they railroaded foreigners to jail, and in which he declared that these juries indicated their prejudice against Americans of foreign birth has aroused a storm of argument in legal circles in Hammond. The verdict of the Jury in the case of Roman Poliga vs. the Erie railroad in which , it awarded $9,000 damages . to the plaintiff was returned last night, is pointed to as an evidence that this dejudice- does not exist. Poliga was. only a humble, laborer, commonly called a "hunkle," and yet a Jury of representative Americans gave him adequate damages ofr the loss he sustained. The case of, John Lapidat, which in spired Judge Becker to' his remarks, is taken .as being anything but an illusThe Hammond police received, infor mation from authorities at Hobart, InIdlana yesterday to aid in the search for Charles Dewell who has been missing from his home there since last Wednesday. It has been learned that he came to Hammond Wednesday I morning to see Attorney Stinson. After leaving his office he Intended going to Gary where he was to have taken a train back home. He is described a follows: 31 years old, height, 6 feet 7 inches: weight. 150 pounds; medium build;-light complex ion; dark curly hair: blue eyes; black and gray, hat; coat black and green; dark striped . pants;, blue shirt; No. 7 shoes, and. was occupied a a a laborer, He Is a member.. of the Order ef .For ON DECK A telegram to Rev. Sharp of the Christian church states that the Snodgrass team of evangelists will arrive this afternoon on the Nickel Plate from Fort Wayne. The team sends word that they are Just out of a hard campaign in a tabernacle at Auburn. Ind., but that they are all in good trim for the spiritual battle in Hammond. Evangelist R. C. gnodgrass is a university graduate, but has had experience in the hardest of fields so that he is equipped with both education and j experience. He is a forceful speaker and tremendously in earnest. He has ! been followed by series of successes. R. C. Snodgrass. R. E. Snodgrass, the twin brother of ' the evangelist, is director of the , chorus amJ congr regational singing and i promlsos to nave a chorus of 150 in J snort order. i j c H AUhela( the sololst and a " ' ., ,.vur in the meetlna-s. He Jg ft 8peoiaUst ln his Une. E. c. Cassidy , is a cornetist 'of ability and organizes the instrumental music for the meeting and also assists all along the line In the general work. I Miss Goldie Hodman is the team pianist. The whole team Is musical and furnishes various combinations, i such as duets, quartets, solos and other j specialties. i A real feast is promised the public. ; The firgt meetings will be held tnmor- ' row a 11 a. m. and promptyl at 7:30 p. m. ARE YOU EAUING THE TIMES!

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CO. JURIES tration of the point he was trying make. Cane Recalled. This case Is still fresh in the memory of the people of Lake county. The . crime was particularly atrocious. Lapidat had followed his quarry for year ana a nan ana men wim - i - volver which ho purchased for the pur pose he shot him in the back and killed hi i : The case was defended by Attorneys Otto Bruce of Crown Point and J. A. Patterson of Indiana Harbor, who are considered to be amply able to present a strong case for the defendant, say the lawyers who have discussed the matter, and the state was represented by Attorney IV E. Boene. Those who are acquainted with the matter say that if there had been a. (Continued on pace I.) TAFT RUIIIIII1G AHEAD III INDIANA CONTEST Delegates to State Conven tion Chosen in CountyPrimaries. INDIANAPOLIS SWEPT GLEAN Tndianapolls, Ind., March 23. Unless Roosevelt shows heavy gains in county primaries to be held today the. state convention next Tuesday will show a heavy Taft majority. In the county elections yesterday I Taf t delegates were considerably in the lead. In Indianapolis and " Marlon : County 115 of the delegates elected. yesterday are , instructed for Taft and 6 for Roosevelt.' , Tfte Koosevelt men .entered contests last night In three of, the city wards,-and will. carry, their claims to the Btute convention , . V. . ,. , In many of the counties there were no contests and in others the fight was exceedingly bitter. At Newcastle the Roosevelt - steam roller of 1908 was resurrected and, manipulated by the Taft forces, was run over the Roosevelt element, but only after the police had restored order. The Taft force3 were In complete control, and when tha opposition foresaw defeat, strong-arm methods were resorted to. Charles S. Hernly, former chairman of the state central committee, presided and several times was the object of violence. Monroe County, in the third district, will .send two sets of delegates to the state convention, one for Roosevelt named at a mass convention. In which, the Taft men did not participate, and one for Taft. which wtll be selected by townships. Each side is claiming that they are following established usage and It will be for the committee on credentials at the state convention to (Continued on page 8.) GARY POLICE ARREST ALLEGED FORGER Alfred Moline Left Mementoes Which Get Him in Much Trouble. Detective William Brown of tha Gary police force yesterday arrested Alfred Moline, 45 years old, upon complaint of Police Marshal 8. A. Smith of. East Gary. According to that official Moline, who was picked up on descrlp-. tlon at the Gary Y. M. C. A., is wanted for check forgery. Moline, it is alleged, visited East Gary, Cbesterton, Ohristman and East Chicago and in each and every town he is said to have left mementoes of his visit ln the form of worthless checks. The Gary police have not been able to learn the amount of the losses sustained In the towris mentioned. RABBITS ON A JAGIN PORTER COUNTY A Porter county man, nk liven ot far from tbe Air I -I nr. tells f Bering: rabbit fret a aood-alBed "Jag" by eating frocea apple". The apple had been thrnwi oat and allowed to ferment before cold weather set In, and nlnee the anow rant the rabbits have been visiting the place each nlaht. and by rating the frozen, fermented applea and become mo Intoxicated that they could hardly walk. Their tracks leading awny from the apple pile prove the debauched condition Into which bunny can art. The owner of the apple pile la planning to act a trap for Mr. Rabbit, hut think he will bait It with bottle of "boome" Instead of piece of carrot.