Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 295, Hammond, Lake County, 4 June 1912 — Page 1
7 LAK TY TIME EVEMMG EDITION WEATHER. CLOUDY AND COOL. TODAY; WEDNESDAY GENERALLY FAIR. i 'J VOL. VI., NO. 295. HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 2 Cents Copy.)
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J. H. KASPER
STRUCK BY ERIE TRAIN
Superintendent of the Pump
ing Station Sustains Internal Injuries and Bone Fracures; Taken to Home in Critical Condition.
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Representative Body Wants a Public Expression on " Immigration.
Jacob H. Kasper, superintendent of the Hammond pumping station, narrowly escaped instant death this morning when he was struck bv a west-
The board of directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce met in the Lake Superior court house lsst evening and transacted considerable important business.
Attorney William J. Whinery, the
member of the joint committee of commercial clubs of the C'ylumet region.
who represented Hammond on tne
Washington trip, made the Chamber !
Ccmmerce an extended report o' what
had been eccorr.piished by the junket. The report made by Mr. Whinery is
substantially the same as has been re-!
ported in the newspapers. He supplemented his report last evening by remarks on the subject of deep waterways. The question of securing legislation ff i- the creation of a sanitary district
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MRS. H. McCORMICK, SOCIAL HIGH PRIESTESS OF CHICAGO. GETS SNUBBED
bound Erie passenger train at the Erie ir- Northern Indiana was taken up to
depot, causing internal injuries and the fracture of a number of bones. , The shocking accident occurred opposite the Wells-Kargo express office at 7:10 a. m. this morning as Mr. Kasper was on his way to work. Deep in thought with his eyes cast towards the ground he, started to cross the track in front of the on-coming engine. Not until he stepped in the center of the track was he aware of the approaching train; and realizing the immediate danger he tried to turn around and go back. Wheels Minn Body. As Mr. Kasper turned to escape, the engine struck, him full on the right side, knocking him to the ground and luckily the force of the engine, striking him, threw his body to one side, the wheels barely missing his body. In a semi-conscious condition he was taken to his home at 293 state street in the police patrol, where his condition is reported to be critical. Drs. Sharrer and Kelly were called and found that Mr. Kasper suffered a broken pelvic bone, a broken collarbone, a 4-inch scalp wound, severe bruises on his right arm and leg and internal injuries. Those witnessing the accident turned their eyes away expecting Mr. Kasper to be crushed to death, it only being a miracle that his body did not fall underneath the engine. The train. No. 7, west-bound, was in charge of Conductor X..il Jiwill and. Engineer Wymsn. who saw Mr. Kasper step in front of his engine, but unable to apply the emergency brakes In time to avoid the accident. Mr. Kasper is well known in Ham
mond being one of the oldest residents
of the city and an officer for many years j
nt me mdsuii il- orurr ana superintendent at the pumping station. The news of his accident caused a great shock to his many friends, who will be glad to hear that he is resting easy this after- . noon.
the extent that the East Chicago C -m-n:-rclal Club was given the credit for initiating the movement under the leadership of George W. Ross, the former secretary of the East Chicago Co., and Hammond agrees to heartily cooperate with East Chicago in any sanitary project that embraces the entire region. Another Meeting Monday. Judge Virgil S. Reiter announce that another general meeting would be held next Monday at which the question of the restriction of Immigration by the imposition o? education:,! requirements will be publicly C( bated. The directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce last evening refused, to go on record as opposing this restriction in the face of a report by the committee which was appointed to investigate the matter and so It hs been decided to debate the question in general meeting. It is expected that
this meeting will beone of the most i interesting that has ever been held by
the association. Everybody Is lnvlte.l to attend regardless of whether or not they are members of the Chamber of Commerce. The question of starting a new campaign for membership In the new organiaztion will also be taken up. The meeting Monday is expected to be of great Interest.
HAMMOND GROCER GETS SI ZOO VERDICT
COUNCIL REIMBURSES K1TTS; GETS r$1, 000 Charges Preferred by Moose Re-echoed by Proceedings Last Night.
Gary Councilmen Will Ask
County Commissioners to
Build Roads in Conformity
With City Streets in Calu met Region.
Three Gary aldermen, W. S. Feuer, M. X. Castleman and A. S. Hess, will call upon the county commissioners to ask them to pass .an ordinance whereby township roads built in citys and towns with the permission of the governments of those municipalities have grades that conform to the city or town in which they are in. Lately Gary has had much trouble because of the failure of the county contractors to follow the city grade. In the paving of one Tolleston street, which is a township road the contrac
tors are said to have followed a grade that places the high way below the water line.' When Ridge road was fixed over it cost the city $2,800 to adJust the grade. Some time ago County Suveyor Ray Seeley agreed to see that all roads built in Gary would conform with the city grade. A Contractor's Paradise. Last night the Gary common council gave the county commissioners power to build several township roads In Gary some of them being the A. B. Keller road, the Johr Kirk road, th?
J. J. Kelley road, the Frank Shaw road
and the H. F. Pennington road. "After this we want to be more carefulabout these roads," said Mayor Knotts, "tonight we have given the county .permission to bond us for $100,000 for new roads These bonds will be a Hen against' Calumet township and Gary pays $95,000 of them." Real Estate Men Do It. The mayor explained that everytime a real estate man wanted to boom some outlying section of the town b rushed down to Crown Point with a petition and the commissioners ' forwith order the roads paved. Roads like those that would connect the city with Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, or those that would be direct
putlic highways are well worth the money spent upon them. However, outlying roads are a burden upon the city. When the city paves a street th assessments are directed only against
the adjoining property holders. A township road assessment Is paid by every property holder even If he lives ten miles from the road and never has
any use of it.
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(Special to Ths Times.) Valparaiso, Ind., June 4. In the case of George C. Austgen. the State street grocer, of Hammond against the estate of George F. Gerlach, late of St.
-o,nt was me executor, the jury re- night the councU appropriated turned a verdict in the Porter circuit U1 000 to pay the mayor and directed court at Valparaiso before Judge W. C. , the proper officlaU to see tha it is McMahan. in favor of the plaintiff, Go. i done ,C. Austgen. for $1,200. Th-,s action foIIows an investigation
iir. Ausigen ciaimea mat wnen
Echoes of Mayor Tom Knotts arrest for malfeasance, perjury and embezzlement of the Gary city court funds last year following charges preferred by former City Clerk Harry Moose, who mysteriously disappeared while a star witness for the state in the bribery cases, have been heard again. City Clerk Moose refused to pay Knotts' salary of $125 a month from May to
December last year as long as the alleged court fund shortage of some $1,-
exlsled.
' Mrs. Harold McCormlck. Mrs. Harold McCorraick. daughter of John D. Rockefeller, and social high priestess of Chicago, bas been snubbed by the exclusive Saddle and Cycle Club of that city. She was excluded, the first time in yeara, from the list f eight society leaders who welcomed the guests at the formal opening of the club, Saturday. June - In her place Mrs, Marshall Field headed the receiving .lne. The snub to Mrs. McCormlck grew out of her' recent coring: of the use o; liquor in Chicago clubs. "If I had my way there would be no public drinking on the part of worr.en," che said.- "I do not approve of It at all." The exclusive dames were shocked and horrl-Zed. They determined that Mrs. McCormlck should be punished for preaching: such revolutionary doctrine.
REFORM MINISTRATION
AFTER W. HMIMD DIVES Police Are Given Free Hand to Raid Resorts; Inmates of One Notorious Place Arrested; Work to Continue.
The reform administration in West.
Hammond is making good. In a raid on Henry Foss' place. 121 Plummer
avenue, at eleven o'clock on Sunday night five men and four women were
arrested. They were all fined 1 and
costs by Judge Frank Green of West
Hammond.
Those who were caught in the police
net in the first raid on the dives were
Charles Wcordrey, F. A. Meyers. Fred
Meyers, Harry Freeman and Frank
Cochran. The women arrested at the
same time were Violet Smith. Helen
Davis, Chetney Brennan and Merl? Young.
Nicholas Politics was arrested on
the charge of being drunk and disord
erly but he was not involved in any
of these raids. The raid was made by
Chief of Police Barnie Kulczyk and
the entire police force of West Ham
mond. The fact that the police force is at least able to make arrests without hav
ing one of the officers let the inmates of these resorts escape by the rear door is an indication that West Hammond is being cleaned up thoroughly. Kulczyk says that he has had orders to go ahead and clean up West
Hammond and that he proposes to do so. He says that there are two other
resorts that are targets for future attacks. He says that he will not stop until the whole town is rid of these resorts. He says that there may be other places that he has not heard about but these will be raided as soon as information against them is secured. This means that West Hammond is to at last to have a real cleaning up. It is to be made safe for women and children and agreeable to decent people. West Hammond Is to redeem Itself as a place of residence and with the dives driven out it is expected that West Hammond will increase in population rapidly.
CHANGE ON BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS SLATED
SATURDAY GAMES EEI PW SOPPGItT Hammond Fans Have Good Reason to Support Home Team.
DEAD COW CAUSES CROSS COUNTRY RACE
A change on the Hammond board of public works is said to be due for about July 1. Adam R. Ebert, the present president of the board, being the member who Is expected to submit his resignation to Mayor Smalley. Mayor
Smalley. with whom the appointment
of a successor rests, is not yet ready to make an announcement, but it is understood that Jacob Schroeter, former north side councilman, and Cornelius
Burns, former president of the North Side Improvement association, are the two strongest claimants for the office. It is practically conceded that the north
side is to be given recognition In the
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Exciting Chase Begins at Merrillville and Ends Near Joliet.
(Special to The Times.) Merrillville. Ind., June 4. A
dead
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' bv the state board of accountants who
was 16 years old he had an agreement I hflv TiJfi that thAra f n n anf hnritv ' The Hammond postofflce receipts for
with George F. Gerlach. a rich mer- -.i.ri 8aiflPt, QO 1 the month of May. 1912, were $10,930.22
preferred by Mooose, as
are unknown.
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would stay and work for him until he
was 21 years of age he would do as i cnarges
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nine children. In 1906 Mr. Gerlach died rather suddenly. The estate was worth 1 about 100.000, and no provision was j NOTED JUDGE TO
made for Mr. Austgen: as a result Mr. Austgen filed a claim on the failure of Gerlach to make provision in his will for Austgen, for a 5um equal to the reasonable value of his services for the five years. The Jury decided that his
From different reports of the small attendance last week in the various
cities. Saturday baseball did not take cow, a punctured auto tire, a speeding
The Gary authorities are sore at-thefvery well In the Northern Indiana touring car ana a determinate iarmer
't.aoo-i.a u-hn w m9iia 1 1 a .hnt vith in finnthur machine ail neured in an
" V ..V V U U ... w the new schedule. As a result of the! exciting cross country chase last Sunsmall crowds the managers of the re-(day which began at Merrillville, and spective teams, are somewhat blue ; ended near Joliet. over the prospects of Saturday ball Two strangers driving a large tourand about all they can do, Is to ask the ing car ran over and killed a cow be-
support of the fans, who should all ponging to Walter Blatchley. Seeing turn out and help their home team. what damage they had caused and At the Hammond park where there ! fearing an unpleasant interview, with was one of the best games in the the owner of the cow, they immediateleague, there was but a mere handful ly put on the full power in an effort to
of fans, which lends to show that. escape. when a manager works hard, puts in j Mr. Blatchley immediately telephon
a lot of time and money, rounds up ajed to Merrillville, where -Mn John rhsmninnahin tram, then th fans iriv Stolz Kave the alarm, and also tried
him lttle credit and will not turn out to head off the runaways. to see a cood game. I The Merillville people finding them
Interest and attendance by the fans 'selves helpless telephoned to Ross sroes a lone way in Duttinn life into a! station, but by the time the people
baseball team, they want encourage- there got ready, the fellows had pass
ment and this Is why you should lend ed by.
your support. Hammond has a fine team this year,
in fact Manager Sohl has one of the;took
county commissioners because of the slowness In repairing county roads in the city. Gary now pays $23,000 a year to repair the county roads and gets but a few hundred dollars benefit. P0STAL1H70PULAR
Deposits in Hammond Total $10,000; Big May Business.
1rf th mavnr'n tlarv. aa
bond up to protect the court i " T " . ' ' B" . Cr
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SPEAK AT LAWYERS'
COMMENCEMENT
responding month last year. This is an
i Increase for the month of $3,811.94. j The Hammond postal savings bank
is getting to be quite an institution. There Is nearly. $10,000 worth of deposits in the Hammond bank at the present time. The deposits in the recent month were over $2.ooo.' -
The following will give an Idea of
Iloth -ell And' Holmes Chase.
John Bothwell and Hubert Holm
up the chase
however in Both'
Through Dr. "W. C. H. Keough, dean of the Lincoln-Jefferson College of
services were worth $2H per month and i Law, arrangements have been made to gave him a verdict of $1,200. McMahon have Judge Edward Osgood Brown. & Conroy of Hammond ropresented the ' presiding justice of the appellate court plaintiff and Otto J. Bruce of Crown ; of Illinois, make the commencement Point represented the defendant, execu- j address at the school on Thursday, tor and estate. June 13. . ' " , j Justice Brown is rated as one of the . j best speakers in Chicago. His reputaW. Jj. RAY HONORED ; tion is national. The exercises will be TirTTTT A JT?OTXTT'jrT"Wi i i public and admission will be free.
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The pre-sident of the American Institute of Klectrical Engineers appointed V. I). Ray as a member of the committee on organization for the internaional electrl'-al congress which is to be held in San Francisco in 1915. This i sa signal honor which Mr. Ray appreciates very much. Ray will represent the Indiana Eiectrip Light association. He will have part of the executive work of malcing preparations
for one of the largest gatherings of i electrical men that has ever been held, I
CO. COMMISSIONERS IN MONTHLY SESSION Lke county commissioners are in session at Crown Point this week. Saloon matters were taken up early in the week. The present session being the quarterly one the commissioners will visit the poor farm. It is expected that a number of road matters will come up
for consideration.
the growth of Hammond's government jers at their mercy.
best teams in the league and looking iW.n s auto, and followed the fleeing
back to last Saturday when they trounced Gary by a score of 6 to I, that ought to be enough to convince one that they can play some baseball. Gary had four pitchers and the Ham
mond sluggers, knocking the best one he pursuers came close enough to of them out of the box had the lead- 'Bee that the leading car had taken off
machine, breaking the speed limit
every mile they traveled.
When the Indiana-Ilinois state line
was reached, the distance between the
two machines had not been removed.
bank:
Uon't fail to turn out next Sunday
May. 29
its number tag. Finally the race be
! came an endurance contest. A mis-
Mr. Ebert's resignation does in no wise indicate a conflict between himself and the other board members, or himself and the mayor. On the contrary the feeling is of the best, and the resignation is to be made in order to give another man a chance to assist in the city's government. Mr. Ebert received his appointment under Judge Becker before he went on the bench. The other board members are Thomas Swanton, who represents the republican wing of the board, and John L. Rohde. The latter, it is understood, will be the new president of the board after the change is made.
COUNCIL TO ELECT SCHOOL BOARD MAN
Fred Krost Likely to Suc
ceed Himself; Other Measures Up.
Unless there is an eleventh hour hitch, Fred Krost will be elected this
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An effort on the part of Attorney Atwood to force August Zimmerman of
evening by the Hammond city council t West Hammond to turn over some $1,500 to succeed himself on the school board. : in his possession failed in Chicago reHe is the only avowed candidate, and . centiy. having given satisfactory service in Atwood had Zimmerman arrested unthe past, it Is not thought that he will ' der the debtor s law, but Attorney P. S. be opposed. ! Patterson secured his release on a writ There was some talk in city hall clr- ' of habeas corpus. Cles this week that Councilman Harry j The trouble is all over the money
Lastwood would make an effort to which Attorney Atwood claims the bring out Jacob Apoll to succeed Mr. , village owes him for services. The Krost. but having become convinced following is an account of the trouble that Krost's election is assured, the which appeared in one of the Chicago effort has been abandoned. papers: An ordinance to curb the speeding of i "August Zimmerman, who was city autos will In all probability also be treasurer of the city of West Hammond considered at the meeting of the city . until April 16, was released on a writ council tonight. It is to provide that of habeas corpus Issued by Judge Brenall motor-drlvei vehicles be compelled , tano in the superior court after he had to come to a stop when approaching a been taken into custody on a body writ
street car taking on or letting on passeneei"". Another measure to be takenup will have to do with the sewerage problem. Mayor Smalley may ask the council for an appropriation for the hiring of an expert engineer to work out a p.lan for a deep sewer system.
No. of accts. opened... Xo. of accts. closed.... Xo. of deposits Xo. of withdrawals... Certificates issued Certificates paid
Value 'of deposits $2,194 Value of withdrawals.. 717
To date. 'when Laporte will play a double head- har to either machine would settle the
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165er at the Ham-mond park. Yes, two
58 j fast games. So turn out and help the 465 j team, take both of them. 197) The grounds are in excellent shape 723 and every effort is being made to show 270 j the Laporte boys what a good sized $9,804 crowd is. Be. one of them and if you 3,156 ! don't want to set in the bleachers
Chicago Man Arrested. One lone drunk, GilbertS. Shanks, 8706 Cottage Grave' avenue, Chicago, was picked up by Officer Fandrei at Gostlin street last nisfht. This being his first offense and promising to leave Hammond he was released by the order of Chief Austgen. With the exception of a number of night lodgers other natters of Importance were few.
i Will Hold First Shoot.
The police are having a difficult time finding a suitable place to hold their monthly target shoots. The first one is to be held next Wednesday, June 5. Last year they were able to secure the premises of the G. H. Hammond company's grounds, but since the buildings are being wrecked they will have
to hunt new quarters. If no other placeJ
can be found the first practice shoot will likely be held at the lake front.
DON M'MAHON BUYS ! SUBURBAN REALTY lonald McMahon today closed the deal for the purchase of two acres of land from Joseph Humpher. McMahon is the latest convert to the idea of going farther south and purchasing more property. With the price of a 50-foot lot in Homewbod soaring to $1,200 and $1,500 it is not remarkable that people are compelled to go .farther out where their money will at least purchase a breathing spot. , The acreage which McMahon has purchased is next to that owned by Frank
Hammond. There will be quite a colony of people in this locality in another year. W. G. Paxton will commence the construction of a $25,000 residence in this locality in a few weeks. This will have the effect, of establishing the character of the neighborhood.
ARE YOU READJ3G THE! TIMES f
there will be plenty of seats In that
cozy grand stand. Be one of the Ham
mond Rooters Club.
ONE SALOON LICENSE REFUSED Attorney William Matthews of Gary, representative of the anti-saloon lrague, yesterday succeeded In knocking out the license application of Mike I'zelitch of Gary before the county commissioners. Matthews showed that Uzelltch never paid a city license last year, which Is considered quite a remarkable feat.
chase. The Bothwell machine wrs the first to suffer bad luck. Near Joliet one of the tires picked up a piece of glass or a nail. A puncture brought the machine to a standstill. As for the cow killers, they kept on their way not knowning what had happened to their pursuers, and for all Mr. Blatchley and Mr. Bothwell, know, they are going yet.
Arrested for Fighting. George Windt, 9952 Avenue M, South Chicago, was arrested by Captain Rimbach and Officer Fick at Plummer avenue and Hohman street last night on a charge of fighting. He was held at the station until this morning, when ht sked leniency and was released, promising that he would get out of town and would give the police no more trouble.
SCHELL ISACCUSED. Indianapolis. Ind., June 4. The Rev. L C. Bentley, superintendent of this district of the M. E. church, today announced that he would appoint a committee of clergymen this week to investigate the charges brought by Mrs. Harry M. Huimington against the Rev. W. A. Sohell. pastor of the Tuxedo Park M. E. church here. The commit
tee will be compoed of five or nine members and will meet behind closed doors, but the findings will be made public. Mrs. Dunnington on May 4 alleged that Mr. Schell had ppoken to her In endearing terms, although he Is a married man. taht he had plncrted her arm and made other advances which she deemed were Improper.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS While not as yet prepared to make announcements of their closing exercises, teachers of the parochial schools in Hammond are looking forward to annual events which precede the slimmer vacation. Final examinations are soon to be held in the Saint Joseph and All Saints' schools. The program of commencement for the latter is to be given on. the 20th of this month. Xo date has yet been set by teachers of the Saint Joseph's. It is expected to follow the corner stone ceremony of the new building. Both of these schools ;wiU have between twenty and twenty-five graduates.
issued by Judge Pomeroy. sitting in the circuit court. The arrest of Zimmerman grows out of a controversy over the payment of fees for legal services perormed for the city In suits, begun by Miss Virginia Brooks, who has led the fight on alleged irregularities in the city, which formerly was a village. A judgment of $1,560.15 was recovered against Zimmerman. He said he was allowpd until June 12 to pay it. Judge Brentano will hear arguments on the habeas corpus petition Wednesday. Zimmerman was arrested under the debtor's law.'
THE TIMES ALWAYS HA8 FOCGNt FOR 'HE INTERESTS OP THE COM. fclON PEOPLE FOR THE MAN WHO JTORKS FOR A LIVXNO.
Break Leg Following Fight. In an argument on Sheffield avenue yesterday John Peterson, 446 Hoffman street, caused a palnfuly Injury to William Llddington, 63 years old, when he pushed the aged man from the porch, resulting in Liddington breaking his leg. The injured man was removed to .St. Margaret's hospital, where he Is reported getting along nicely this morning. Following the accident Peterson was arrested by Officer Bush and taken to the police station and charged with assault and battery. Peterson furnished $100 bond. and his case will come up as soon as Liddington Is able to get out of the hospital.
MRS. E. A. ANDERSON DIES AT AGE OF 70
Mrs. Edward A. Anderson. 92 Conkey avenue, a resident of Hammond for a years, died at the family relden-e at 4 o'clock this morning following an illness of about two weeks. The remains will be shipped over the 8:10 Erie tomorrow morning for Laketon, Ind., where funeral services and interment will be held Wednesday. Mrs. Anderson Is 70 years old and leaves a wide circle of friends In Hammond. Besides a husband she is survived by four children.
SOUTH SIDE MEETING. There will be a meeting of the South Side Improvement association at the Wallace school building on Wednesday, June 5. when several matters of Importance will be brought to tin attention of the association. The members are all urged to be present.
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