Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 283, Hammond, Lake County, 20 May 1912 — Page 1

TOE L EVEMMG EDITION VOL. VI., NO. 283. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Number S Ceata Copy.)

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Mrs. C. G. Kingwell Hurt in Explosion This Morning Mrs. C. G. Kingwell, S6 Williams street, was the victim of a serious accldent at about 8 o'clock this morning when a laundry stove in the basement blew up and she was badly burnt about the face, chest and arms. The stove was a water heater, in which coal was used as fuel. Mr. Kingwell is of the opinion that the. valve connecting with the hot water tank became closed in some unexplicable manner and that the water becoming superheated developed steam and exploded. Went to Investigate. Mrs. Kingwell heard a hissing sound in the basement and went down to in vestigate. In a few minutes the explosion occurred. It completely wrecked the stove. The window of the basement were blown out and a big piece of iron knocked out one of the steps of the stairs. It is said to be remarkable that Mrs. Kingwell was not killed. The accident to' her eyes is said to be serious. 'Dr. E. M. Shanklin was called and expressed the opinion that the injuries were not so serious as was at first supposed. Removed to Hmtpltal. Mrs. Kingwell was removed to the hospital in William H. Gostlin's automobile, which happened to be near the -scene of the afcldent at the tire the explosion occurred. Walter Hammond also happened to ,be In the vicinity of Williams street when the accident occurred and was one of the" first to arrive on the. scene. """i-T'T"1 .-Other -Maap. Mrs". "Kingweil's daughter was also in the house' when the accident occurred, but was not injured. The, shock of the explosion was felt all .over the neighborhood. Fire departments Nos. 1 and 4 responded. It was only a short time ago that Mrs. Kingwell was run over by an auto and preceding that had a dangerous operation for appendicitis. DATE OF DEPOT 0PEI!II1GPR0BLEM Builders Are Confronted With Many Delays on New Monon Depot. The new Monon depot is in the hands of the cleaners, as far as outside appearances are concerned. The sand blast process is being applied to give the stone In the building the uniform white appearance, and the railroad front of the building, which is already completed, shows the results of the work. In view of the many delays of the past, It is problematical when the new inquiry as to when the- work will be completed brings the answer that the "work will be rushed o completion." butthe traveling public generally is well satisfied, so to speak, if the Fourth of July crowds will have the advantage of the new waiting roooms.. LINDABURY COUNSEL IN IMPORTANT SUIT r Richard V. Llndabury. In the government's suit to disolve the Steel Corporation, now being held at New York, Richard V. Llndabury Is acting as chief counsel for the defense. He Is assisted by many eminent lawyers, among them being Joseph Choate.

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Lad Dragged Under N. P. Train Has Narrow Escape . Expecting to see William Schroeder, 433 Truman avenue, instantly killed early this morning when he was struck by a Nickel Plate train and dragged 150 feet' under the pilot of the engine. pedestrians turned their heads with horror, believing that he would be cut to pieces. But the plucky 15-year-old youngster grabbed a hold of some steel rods when he was thrown underneath the pilot, and after being bumped along the stones and ties for a distance of 150 feet, he was able to crawl out from beneath the engine. Taken to Hospital Vnhurt. , More scared than weakened from his perilous journey, Schroeder was taken to St. Margaret's hospital In Dr. A. Young's automobile, where it was found with the exception of some severe bruises and scratches on his legs, he was otherwise uninjured. Word from the hospital states that he is getting along nlcelnand will be able to beout again In a short time. , The accident occurred at 6:45 a, m. this morning and Schroeder was struck by the west-bound No. 6 Nickel PJate train," duo in Hammond at 6:40. A number pedestrians taw the accident and say that it was a miracle that Schroeder was not instantly kllledr. Train Picks I .ad Up. The train was going at a fair rate of speed, and as the engine struck Schroeder' he .was thrown under the pilot.' - Clutching a rod running across the- pilot he pulled himself up high enough so his head and back would nol drag and iy this pesltion he held himself for ,,150. .feet- until the train- wu stopped: ': - . :---, - - Schroeder seemingly did not see the approaching train until it was on top of him and was unable to keep from j being struck. The north gates on the j Hohman street crossing have been broken for nearly a week and therefore there is no warning to pedestrians and traffic. The train was in charge of Conductor J. F. Long and Engineer S. F. Hooper. churchIIWrsary IS CELEBRATED Crown Point Lutherans Mark Epoch in Church History. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., May 20. The celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the building of the Lutheran Trinity church yesterday proved ti be a bigger sight than was anticipated by the most optimistic of the church congregation, and the services were attended in the morning and afternoonby larger crowds than the build- . 1 ...... 1 .1 V. 1 ,J Members of the Hamcongregation were in attendance nt the anniversary and over one hundred and fifty non-residence church members were fed during the day by the ladies of the local congregation. . Six pastors of the Lutheran church were present, two formerly of the local church. Rev. Boeh of Chicago ; and Rev. Schultz of Seward, Neb. They as sisted Rev. Beeater of the Trinity church in the services. Rev. Klaus of Hammond, Rev. Schulke of Hobart and (Rev. Rump of Tolleston were the other ! ministers present. The local church has grown in great 'proportions since the time the present I building was constructed twenty-five I years 'ago. and the pastors were conjgratulated upon the fact yesterday. .The religious exercises consisted of vocal and instrumental music and ea?h pastor addressed the big congregation during the day's meeting. SIX CANDIDATES INTO MASONRY tix candidates received the master mason degree at a special session of the Blue lodge last Saturday afternoon and evening. Five of the candidates received the degree during the after noon and C P. Taylor, the sixth candidate, was Initiated during the. evening. The Commandery meets this evening and will work the order of the temple on one candidate. Three or four candidates are scheduled to receive the mark master degree at the regular meeting of the Chapter on Wednesday evening of this week. At the Blue lodge meeting this week four or five candidates are to receive the fellowcraft degree?

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i-s. FIGHT WILL REACH HEAD THURSDAY City Council of West Hammond Expects to Have Warm Time. The fight over the appointment of a corporation counsel in West Hammond will come to a head next Thursday at what is expected to be one of the warmest meetings of the city council that the city has ever known. The Catholic priest is still championing Belinski for the office in spite of the fact that the former village attorney was aligned with the members of the old gang. Ann Mayor Woszczynski is standing firm in the interests of a clean adminlstration. The people of West Hammond, who favor reform, are giving him a great deal of credit for the determination he is manifesting. Last Saturday the question as to whether City Attorney Kata or Perry S. Patterson should iiave charge of certain prosecutions in which the city is interested was decided in favor of Patterson by Judge McDonald of Chicago.. ... May Oust Kats. - Katz, of course, will be admitted to the courtroom, but he will not have charge of the case. The court decided that the council had the right to employ Patrson for the work. An indication of the way Katz stands in the new administration may be had from the fact that he associated Attorney Atwood with him in the case that was heard Saturday." Atwood, it will be remembered, is the man who represented the Interstate Electric Co. in its plan to use. several thousand of dollars of city money In getting power from Blue Island. An effort will be made to oust Katz from the office of city attorney if it is possible to do so under the law. It has been suggested that the council might abolish the office. It has also been suggested that the bishop of the Catholic church will be informed of the activity of the Polish Catholic priest in the interests of Belinski's candidacy for the office of corporation counsel, "it is not believed that the church will sanction the priest's activity in politics. First Degree Tonight, At the- regu-lar meeting of Unity Council K. of C. this evening a class of candidates is to receive the first degree. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISIa c tains moat of the news of work to had.

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Gary police believe that they have a murder mystery on their hands In the finding of the body of a well dressed young man along the Pennsylvania tracks near Monroe street Saturday night, the third body to be "found along railway tracks in ten day's time. Was Robbed and Murdered f a. deep wound on the back of the head and other marks which would indicate death from a blow rather than from a railway accident and the absence of all money from the clothes form the basis for the murder theory, A telephone report a little after half past eight brought the news that there -was a body along the railroad right of way at the point indicated. An ambulance was sent for and the remains (Continued on page t.) G. A. R. DELEGATION TO SOUTH BEND The first delegation of Lake county veterans to go to the G. A. R. encampment at Sou'.h Bend this week leaves Hammond tomorrow morning .at 10 o'clock on the South Shore interurban line. Crown Point is expected to Join its forces with the Hammond delegation. The encampment will be on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. . Bound trip tickets good for any one of these days will be sold for ?1.40. Hit by Motorcyclist. As he was crossing the corner at Calumet and Truman avenue this morning George Evans, 418 Truman avenue, was injured when he was struck by a motorcycle ridden by Clayton Stanford, 4 55 Pine street. This accident occurred about 8:30 this morning whetf Evans was on his way to school.. .Both the motorcyclist and Evans were confused, each trying to get out of the other's way and as a result the machine struck Evans, knocking iiim to the ground. Evans was taken to his home, where It was found that he suffered a badly sprained wrist and bruises on the side of his head. He was given medical attendance and will be able to be around in a short time.

MAY BELONG TO CANNON Ex-Speaker Joneph i. Cannon's name brought Into the accident rhen It ttbh rumored at South Chicago thla morntnic that the . big Aleo touring car which plunged Into the river belonged to the Danville Congressman's son, O. W. Cannon. No one In South Chicago rould state aut horitlvelj- whether this Is Mr. Cannon's son. . A twelve o'clock today only the auto had been brought up from the mater In addition to the body of the young woman recovered earlier In the day. The search for bodies continues and at noon today It win aald at the South Chicago police station, that nobody knows definitely just how many occupant there were In the car. Some say there were four, others says there six or seven. The license tag on the machine Is labeled 5 111." It aeems that Illinois Issues duplicate numbers fur dealers - and private owners. The dealer In Chicago having this number la. the American Locomotive company located at 2R01 Michigan avenue. The private owner having thla car number Is O. IV. Cannon residing at 504 Vermillion street, Danville, III.

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Several East Chicago Aldermen Bring City's Name ' Further Into Disrepute, and Taxpayers Are Asking Nasty Questions. i Another star chamber session of the city council in whole, was held committee of the was held Saturday to further i "consider" the street car franchises. Nothing was accomplished excepting j . ., ,.,k , . to recommend a number of demands wun wnicn 11 wuuiu ue imposaiDis xor the street car companies to comply A.' few of the more rediculous changes ' the aldermen demand are a. follows: A rt mat agnr r a ra o tvanf v.DAvan arn X. illl VV V V 1 . & u, vrn.lll.J- us Tt;il X T 1 j franchise and no third track in Chi-' cagf avenue. There will be another star chamber session of the representatives of the deer peepul this afternoon for another dose of "consideration" and presumably as many believe, to give the street (Continued on page S.) SERVICE NEXT WEEK Manager H. C. Green said today that

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the new fifteen-minute service would j he was taken to St. Margaret's hospital, be installed on the red lines in Ham- His condition did not improve as rapldmond and Bast Chicago early next ly as was expected and a few weeks week. This means that the long-look- ' later other complications set in. Two

ed-for improvement is at hand. The Times was able to print the story of the proposed improvement in the service and thousands of readers were delighted. Manager H. C. Green stated today that he did not think it would be necessary to install any new switches to make the service possible. Of course, the Manufacturers' association is given the credit for Initiating the movement, but a great deal of the credit for the movement should be given to Manager H. C. Green and A. L. Drum of.the operating company. Speaks at Richmond. Attorney H. E. Granger iias been invited to make the Memorial Sunday address at Richmond, Ind., and -has accepted the Invitation. He spoke on a similar occasion at Richmond once before, and the committee having arrangements in hand for this year's program, remembering the good impression he made on a former occasion, decided to call him again.

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Party Was on Way Home to Hammond Early This Morning, Reckless Chauffuer Responsible

While on their way on a joy ride, six persons, two men and four women, in an auto going at the rate of thirty miles an hour, plunged to their death, at 2 o'clock this morning, when the machine went into the Grand Calumet river at Ninety-second street, South Chicago. .

Reckless Driving Causes Awful Tragedy. The accident breaks all records for deaths of any kind in the Calumet region and is due to absolutely reckless driving. At nine o'clock this morning, only one body, that of a young woman, and unidentified had been recovered i At this time the identity of the other ie Tt,.,1 following discription was given of her at Murphy's morgue at 3261 Ninety-seventh street: i Body Recovered Is Girl of 20. Ag2.- a , 25 - years.. Heigh thJlve. feet, six inches; brown hair; fair complexion; wore a llht colored dress, gray petticoat and blue auto coat; a plain gold locket with the letter "A" engraved hung from her neck on a gold chain. The locket contained a photographed of a. woman older than herself, but not old enough to be her mother. On her. arm was a gold bracelet engraved with the letters "A M." Two See The Dreadful Happening. There were at least two eye-wlt-nesses to the accident, Officers McFarj lain and Plath of the South Chicago police station. They were stationed near the bridge to watch the progress i of the tusrman'a strike. . ,. u ,. , approached the bridge at the rate of thirty miles an hour. The bridge Is undergoing aome repairs, but Is still . . being used for traffic. At the time of .the accident It was open to permit a freight boat to pass. fjljaujfeiir Fails J. Warning. The officers warned the driver of the death car, but the chauffeur paid no heed to the warning. The officer FRACTURED HIP CAUSES DEATH As a result of a fractured hip and complications which were received In a fal labout three months ago, William J. A. Cameron, 13438 Superior avenue, Hegewisch. Ill.T died at the family residence yesterday morning at 6 o'clock. The funeral will be held from the family residence tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. The Odd Kellows will have charge of the arrangements and interment will occur at Oak Hill cemetery. About three months ago Mr. Cameron received a fractured hip in a fall on State street when he was attempting to board a street car. Vnable to get up. weeks ago he asked that he might.be taken back home as he seemed to realize that the end was near. He was taki cn back to Hegewisch, where he died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock. Mr. Cameron was well known in Hammond, where he was employed as a foreman at the American Potato Machinery company. He was 58 years old and was a member of the Odd Fellows. Too Busy to Go. Owing to the fact that the business men of the city of Hammond are about the busiest they have ever been In their lives there will not bo so many. of them to take the trip to Indianapolis this year on the occasion of the races on the Indianapolis speedway. Walter Hammond-and F. C. Deming are the only ones who have planned the trip so far. It is possible that there will be a number of others st3rfc on the trip before May 30. TIMES WANT ADS ARE SERVICK TO YOU

(Bhumx.) Although only one body haa been recovered from the river, Itn Identity and that of two other vletlma waa established by the South Chteago police..... The body of the girl at Murphy's morgue la that of Annie .Mahoney, daughter of Police Officer Mahoney of the Nineteenth precinct, , In the ntock yarde. The tnltlala en her locket cor. reapond with her name. Her . alnter Flor' ",h machine. machine waa driven by John Bachaaan, a chanffenr for Mrs. Snauldlna;, residing: Astor ntreet, on the north aide, Chlcnaro. - I, ant Saturday ahe had purchased the car from the American Locomobile company at 2A61 Michigan avenue, and Buchanan, knowlna; the Mmhoaey slaters, took the machine to their.. h iitl? Wtt Flftleth arreet It- evening; nad take them out riding-. V It Is thought that durlag the evening they picked up some friends, aa the car contaned mt least five or six passengers when It made the plange. -Whom they picked op will not be known ant II the bodlea are recovered. At 3-o'clock this' afternoon only the body of Anna Mahoney and the' automobile had been recovered. can account of his conduct only with the possible fact that he thought hn was to be placed under ' arrest fir Bpeedlng. But for the tug-man's strike It was stated at the South Chicago police station this morning, .there , would have been no officers at the bridge. The open bridge was not guarded with chains, and the only light came from a street lamp some distance from the bridge. Declare They Had Been at Cuneo Resort. " As soon as the accident was reported, officers from the fifteenth and sixteenth police precincts, the life-caving crew, and the flreboat. No 68 were ordered to the scene. A. report from South Chicago bears CContlnued on Page 8.) TO WED MAN WHO WOOED THREE WEEKS 5 1 Miss Edith Dent. ?lsa Edith Dent, daughter of Col. John C. Dent. TT. S. A., retired, of Chicago, has sailed for Maura, where she Is to 'be married In June to Lieut. Kenneth Kern of the Twentyfourth Infantry. Ueut. Kern wooea and won her in a three weeks' courtship beginning at Madison Barracks. N. r., and ending on a ttain which brought the regiment jo Chicago en loute to San Francisco p.nd on which Miss Dent waa a passenier.