Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 1, Hammond, Lake County, 18 June 1912 — Page 1

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ORCES PLUNGE

PROBING W1YSTERY

Murderer of M. L. Sonnan

stine, Victim of Assault in

West Hammond Saloon,

Is Still at Large; Funeral

on Friday.

The inquest over the remains of M.

L. Sonnanstlne, the victim of the as

aault in William L. Stevens' saloon. No.

12 State street, will be held at Burns'

'undertaking establishment on Stute

street this afternoon at four o'clock.

A number of witnesses will be called

. to testify in the case. The inquest is

expected to bring: out a number of in

teresting points bearing on the case.

Chief of Police John Kulczyk said

that he spent part of the day in Gary

looking for the man who is said to have struck the blow. Kulczyk would

not divulge his name.

He still maintained that Stevens would be arrested for being Indirectly

responsible for the crime. Stevens,

himself, says that he was not respon

sible, that he does not know who struck the blow and that hedid not see

. It struck. Bill Smith, an epileptic newsboy,

crippled half-wit who has been about the streets is said to have seen the fight or assault, which ever it was, and declared that the bartender was the

one who struck Sonnanstlne.

Stevens says that he has no bartender. Whether or not the testimony of a half wit would be of any value remains to be seen. It is said that there are a number of other witnesses who could tell a great deal about the affair If they were given the opportunity. The West Hammond police do not seem to have made any-headway In the .investigation of the case. With the exception of Barnie Kulczyk the men are all green and do not have any idea of the way to proceed in the investiga- , tlon of the case. . Theodore Evans, a son-in-law of the deceased, said today that he intended to employ a lawyer to start a suit for damages against Stevens, that he might also take steps to have his li

cense revoked. He said further that if the police of West Hammond did not make any better headway in their investigation of the case that he would ask State's Attorney Wayman to make an investigation. He says that he has been able to learn little or nothing of the real facts surrounding the case. He does not have the slightest idea of what lead up to the assault. The remains of the deceased will be taken to Shelby, Ohio on Thursday and the funeral will be held on riday.

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m STRUGGLE

"No Quarter" Is Battle Cry of Taft and

Roosevelt Warriors at the Coliseam in Fight for Nomination.

The big show is on. All roads led j at-arms on duty were scores of deputy

THRILLING ADVENTURE FOR LAD

Chicago, 111., June 18. Lake County men thronged Indiana headquarters yesterday and while on the hunt for the much-coveted but elusive ticket to the convention found time to hob-nob with leading republicans from various parts of the state. The Indiana head

quarters are in parlor "A" the best lo- Fairbanks,

cated of all the state headquarters, committee

lowing slate arranged, and It was ex

pected that the organization, as agreed, on in the morning, would be carried, out later in the day: Chairman, Harry S. New, Indianapolis; secretary, Wil-i liam E. English, Indianapolis; vicepresident, James B. Watson. Rushville;

committee on rules, Will R. Wood, state j

former. . Vice-President; on credentials, James E

TIMES' SPECIAL

CONVENTION BULLETINS

They are beautifully decorated and Hemenway. former senator. Boonvtlle:

i easy or access and enjoy the feature

or Deing next to Mr. Koosevelt s prlv-

MAYOR AND ENGINEER RETURN Mayor J. D. Smalley and City Engineer Peter Lyons returned from At

lanta, Ga., this morning, where they

went to inspect the modern sewage disposal system. Both report that the Journey was well worth while and will report to the council meeting tonight.

CRAZED BY DRINK.

Crazed by the Influence of drink.

Peter Flanagan was arrested at his home, 439 Hoffman street, Sunday afternoon, where he aroused the entire

;ate rooms across from the headquarjters of the National Roosevelt committee and not far from the Taft head-

Dizzily exuberant, Harry Work, a t-Luarte?s in the old room on the floor tie shaver of 8 years, today stood in ineatv- ' . ' , the death strip between the main line ' Among the Lake County men who tracks of theMieMgait Cefltnrat1!- -Indiana headquarterwere Oakley avenue, while two fast trains Shortridge and -C.- J. Daugherty of

rushed by on each side of him leav- " " " ,

Ingr death with superme indifference,

,,, . . . Qreenwald of Gary and F. R. Schaaf, sltion for the purpose, as he expressed T. . . . .. . . . ... Hammond postmaster.

it, ur seeing wnat it was like. . . . ,, , , , , TI . , A , . . , . . I Among other well known Indiana reHardly able to keep hi. feet he stood pubJican ,eader8 wUn whQm Lake enveloped in a cloud of dust, while his County boys mlxed were Former Sena. little companion, a water spaniel, who tor Hemenway, Cant. New. James E.

Watson, Charles W. Fairbanks. J. D

iDobson. W J. McAleer, J. J. Ruff.

iLawrence Cox of Hammond, Chairman Francis Major McFadden and Charles

(Special to The Times.) Chicago, June 18. Victor Rosewater, chairman of the republican national committee, called the convention

The main floor

vacant seats in the gallery.

tried to follow him in front of the

passenger locomotive, was knocked Oliver and Col. Charles A. Carlisle of "sky high" and found fifty feet from South Bendi Dr Schutt and Judge the crossing. Harry B. Tuthill of Valparaiso, Baron Choked and frightened the boy fell Rothschild, U. S. Marshal Schmidt and to the gravel after the few moments Charles Miller of Indianapolis. Mayor of chaos were over. He was taken to Shank of the capital was also there his home on Pine street by passing nursing his gubernatorial boom and J. friends, who said that the accident Holton Dye of Noblesvllle, the redwas but many of similar character in a headed Roosevelt scrapper were picyoung but eventful life. Harry is turesque figures. known throughout the neighborhood in After everybody was excluded from which he .lives as a boy of . unusual ( the headquarters except the delegates daring. "When a little form is seen and alternates the Indiana delegation swaying in the highest tree or coasting met at 2 o'clock and perfected its or-

down the steepest hill everyone who is ganizatlon. A preliminary meeting

was held in the morning and the fol-

commiMM nn rnUi Wit T? Wnml itai

. K . . ,n.AO -

unitnr t .a fa fa4tl ! t fc,Vl 4'. -111.

. , . I was Jammed and there was only a few permanent organization. Oscar Mont-1 . ....

gomery, Seymour? national committeeman. James S. Goodrich. Winchester:

committee to t,otifv.th nnmin fnr l Both Taft and Roosevelt are strain

President, Edward C. Toner. Anderson; ,n every effort to gain aid. Both committee to notify the nominee for ,clalra 600 votes, or -sixty more than Vlce-Eresldenl Eiar. Joctac . Rhelb vA majority. I, V.ville... i : j , , . ' - The only tilt in' the session was! When; the California delegates arbrought about by the question of when ' rlve they received tremendous apthe national committeeman to succeed Plaue. Capt. Harry New should be ctiosen. The j Roosevelt men wanted it deferred, but' Wisconsin delegates entered thehall former Senator Hemenway spoke in with La Follette banners and received

favor of naming as per established faint applause.

precedented. Mayor Shank of Indianapolis places James S. Goodrich in nomination and P. A. Parry of Hammond seconded the nomination. There was a unanimous vote for Mr. Goodrich

Capt. New said, "I'm damn glad somebody has my Job. Tve tried to do the best I could for 12 years for Indiana." He was given a merited vote of thanks. Former Vice-President Charles

to the Coliseum building, Chicago, to

day.

Taft and Roosevelt armies went to

the wigwam with as determined sets

of campaign generals as ever met in a political contesti Momentous history in the life of the republican party was to be male in the big national show which marks the fifteenth national convention of the republican party. The

bitter factional feud of the Taft and Roosevelt cohorts places the life of the party in the balance, say men who who have fo.ught within its lines for the last half century. The same confident boasts came from the Taft and Roosevelt armies before the gavel fell and each Bide was agreed the mighty struggle for control of the temporary organization of the convention was to start at the "getaway." Crowd at Coliseum Early. At 10 o'clock, when the convention doors were opened, crowds swarmed about the Coliseum building In Wabash avenue and other thoroughfares nearby. The police had all they could handle to keep a fight mob in the prescribed lines.

Taft Men Make Force Plans. A . conference of Taft dealers was held last night to perfect plans to meet force with force, if necessary, in the convention today. For several days the Taft men have been talking peace all along the line. One leader said today: "It is evident that our attempts to get peace have resulted in war. If, however, the Roosevelt men have under

estimated our temper they are in for their lives."

Violence seemed unavoidable. Policemen were instructed to watch for

the first outbreak of a riot. Trouble was expected at the doors,, since Col. Cecil Lyon of Texas and Gov. Johnson

informed knows at once who it is. OPEN BRIDGETELPS HAfllOND BUSINESS

That the business which comes to town as a result of the automobile

neighborhood with his wild cries and j traffic amounts to considerable is

Convention was called to order at 12:15 p. m. with band playing "Star Spangled Banner." At 12:20 Rev. FathJames F. Callahan of Chicago invoked the divine blessing. It was 12:21 when, the opening invocation ended and . Secretary Hay-

ward was called upon to read the call

marshals - owing allegience to Taft leaders, who were armed and ready to help suppress any disorder which might be started by Roosevelt men. It was planned by the Roosevelt forces to have the decisive test of strength taken before a temporary chairman was "elected, on a resolution declaring jthat the votes of 640 uncon

tested delegates . were required , to con

trol on all questions of temporary organization. : Taft men asserted that the Roosevelt resolution would fail by an overwhelming vote and the colonel's followers would leave the hall or start a riot Roosevet men were defiant, and loudly expressed confidence. They were nerved to the point of bolting, if necessary,' by the stirring appeal made by the colonel at the Auditorium meeting, when he declared: "It is our duty to the people of this country to insist that no action of the convention which Is based on the votes of fraudulently seated delegates binds the republican party or imposes any obligation upon any republican." Taft leaders declared the Roosevelt raid on southern delegates had failed. They cited the resolution indorsing Taft and imposing the unit rule adopted by 22 to 2 in the Alabama delegation, where Senator . Dixon had claimed four deserters. They pointed to the Georgia caucus, in which three delegates repudiated their signatures to a Roosevelt pledge, and Taft was indorsed by 26 to 2. " Barnpfl C laims 92 Majority. William Barnes, Jr., declared the Taft caucus demonstrated that the presi

dent's supporters would control by a majority of 92 on the first ballot. The Taft men resolved to Insist on recognition of the temporary roll prepared by

OI v,amorm were reponi I th. national romrrJt-eft. :

f used-t-glve delegate HcTTorheT-" '- t?55

Taft men seated by the national committee in their states. Among the hundreds of sergeants-

PANIC IN DOBIN FLATS OUE TO FIRE

(Continued on page five.)

WAN

GIRLS

TO JOIN CLUB

for a time threatened to kill his wife. The police were notified and he was brought to the police station, where Dr. A. Young found he had a severe case of delirium tremens to contend with. At the request of his family Flanagan will be cared for at the station for several days preparatory to sending him away to some institution.

mi i- ,.U!

shown from the experience of a number of Hammond business men last Sunday.

Rosycheeked buxom lassies from the Kmerald Isle are wanted by laddirs

claiming former . residence in that

The Forsythe avenue bridge was much 8un.about iand to join tnem in

w. Fairbanks made rousing speech for the convention. Reading of the for harmony and was warmly ap-; call was concluded at 12:25 p. m. At

plauded. 12:26 the chair recognized Hadley of

Judge V. S. Reiter of Hammond who 1 Missouri. At 12:25 p. m. Hadley moved

is an alternate at large was not pres-) to amend temporary roll.

ent being unable to get to the meeting. Clement Studebaker a South Bendi. At 2:45: After Rosewater failed to delegate was also absent but Maurice give recognition, Hadley proceeded

saying: "Mr. Chairman, I rise to a j question of order. I desire to know whether the temporary roll has been properly framed." Here James Watson of Indiana, the Taft parlimentarian broke in raising a point of order that there could be nothing properly before the convention until it had been formerly organized. Rosewater ruled the i point of order well taken but said: "I jam willing to listen to arguments on

the question." Hadley continued, "I rose to a question of - information and there was nothing before the house at that time.'

SETTLEMENT

HOUSE MAY

RAICH OUT

closed forcing automobilists to come

through Hammond instead of East

Chicago

athletics in Hammond. If you are a young lady of Irish parentage, able-i Kummnr.- -ct .n. i

The Hammond garage did a bodied. caDable and no bound ,own by ',,, . '"'I, """"

cash business of 16o and sent thirteen conventions you may find a hearty wel- has become firmly established and is persons over to the Hotel Carleton for come with others like you in the girls no longer a venture. Meeting last Satdlnner. department of the Irish-American club, urday the women who are active memIt is believed that this would be a, K. L. Dugas leads the dally white bers in the social organization decided regular business if Sheffield avenue ciad throng around the track at Har-, to branch out in their work. They are

vr.a ijivi":.!, """' "" i loun ram. xt.b h uiu uiKnniv:r. aai- considering the advisability of

was openea imuugu, iu mo i" ui uraay iney went len miies. socKer

At 2:55. Ex-Governor Fort of New Jersey followed Hadley and supported

the majority report on the delegation list. Ford ended his address. Sereno Tayne of New York' spoke in support of the National Committee. Hadley was overruled. Rosewater ruled against

Burning harmlessly on an oil cloth, a few sheets of tissue paper that were ignited by a candle, threw dwellers in the Dobln flats into a panic last evening. The cries of Mrs. Earlow, in whose rooms the fire took place incited a small panic. Fire companies from two stations made the run. Hundreds collected around the front of the big

building at State and Oakley to wit

ness the excitement. In the halls on the second, third and fourth floors where the commotion was the greatest, women were running about in lingerie and men in less than that. One threw a clock out of a win

dow and came down stairs carrying a pillow, according to gossip. At least

everyone was preparing to move. Firemen searched the house over for evidence of what they thought must be a smouldering, treacherous blaze. Finally they came to the rooms of Mrs. Earlow on the top floor. "Well, what do you want?" said that lady put out by the racket. "Where's the fire?" asked the chief. "Oh yes, I remember," said Mrs. Earlow, "I did have a little scare but it was nothing. I had almost forgotten

about it." Those who dwell in the fiats are very desirous now of discovering who turned in the fire alarm. Also, to go back farther into history they want to

know who started the row. Husbands

Beeu to man niMoinn.

Roosevelt men made desperate attempted to persuade the Wisconsin delegates to Join with them in the fight on the temporary roll. A caucus of the Wisconsin delegates held after midnight adjourned without deciding the question and another caucus was called for morning to take up the discussion again. Caucuses of the Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Michigan, Kansas; California, Iowa, Maryland and Maine ifelegations were held just before the convention began for the purpose of binding all members to the Roosevelt program. At least ten and perhaps twenty of the Illinois delegates have refused to support the colonel's program. For 640 "I ncontrntrd" DHegateo. The Roosevelt delegates in caucus early in the morning voted that it was the sense of the meeting that nothing less than 540 of the uncontested delegates could be regarded as a binding majority of the republican national convention. This was construed by the delegates present as meaning, as one of them put It, "a bolt at the go-oft."

CONVENTION SNAPSHOTS

Hadley s plan to substitute delegates b,ame their w,veg fop the affalr and

for these cited by committee. Coheitis nominated Governor McGovern of Wisconsin for temporary chairman. Job

E. Hedges of New York nominated

football is another

Munster.

Garage men, restaurant men, hotel indulge in- Games

keepers and others are very impatient ed and a season will be begin soon. -because of the fact that the roads i In the meantime the boys are rethrough Hammond ar not in better con- cruiting their sisters, sweethearts and dition. They are anxious to have them other fellows sisters and sweethearts improved right away. , for the club. Even now they have a

list that is to remain secret until the

e.... .. . considering me advisability or ap- , , , ten mi? c.u,.r , .... ' v E. Hedges of New York nominal ten miles, bocker pointing a trained nurse to visit homca .,, - ,TT1,.ur,. hail.Tar, at the snort th..v..j ... ... Elihu Root for temporary chairman. ul lnc yuri3 wit-y and assist in the care of rhnlrn have been schedul-I Bl h 1 ?!, !"? At 3:i .th

10m-

Slnce the middle of April 253 babies ination of McGovern for temporary

have been cared for in the settlement chairman. Hiram Johnson of Calihouse. The subscription now is large forriia also seconds nomination of Mcenough to assure the future of the Govern.

work-

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A P. to BBr0 ALASKA:

ftrtDS OrtlC ATMOj PHf'TllJ The heat of Chicago is very trying to the delegate from the polar regions.

DECORATOR

HERE TO BID Edward J. Holsla, of Holslag & Co. of Chicago, is in Hammond today as the representative of the F. S. Betz Co. He is-here for the purpose of making an inspection of the plans of the Hammond Country club with the idea in view of bidding on the decorations. The F. S. Betx company is going after the contract to furnish and decorate the country club. Mr. Holslag, whom he introduces in Hammond, has done a great deal of work all over the country. He and a co-worker decorated the walls of the congressional library in Washington. He has done a great deal of work In Chicago and has had contracts to do the mural decoration of a number of the best hotels, including the congress.

auxiliary has been duly organized.

THE TAFT PLATFORM. (Special to The Times.) Chicago, June 18. The first draft of the platform suggested by Taft provides for strong anti-trust plank, tariff revision along scientific lines, and the principle of protection is upheld. It provides for an investigation of the cost of living.

Members voted at the last meeting to make public their thanks to The Times for its support in the movement. The officials stated that they owe much to the publicity obtained through the news colums of The Times.

SCHOOLBOY ARRESTED Joe Kedrawski, 11 years old, of West Hammond, a former employe of the Pohlplatz dairy on Douglas avenue, was" arrested Sunday by John Pohlplatz, who caught the young lad stealing some milk bottles from his premises. He was put under $200 bond and will have a hearing Saturday.

W. C. T. U. Contests. Silver and gold medal contests for girls of 14 and matrons of any age will be held in Hammond by the W. C. T. U. The contest is similar to those being conducted all over the country. Oratory, declamation and readings are the various lines. ; Decisions as to the rules and the choosing of Judges will be made by the society at Its next meeting, Friday night. Many applications for entrance have been received. Mrs. H. E. Granger of Hamlin street is one of the women in charge to whom those seeking information may apply after the Friday evening meeting.

At 3:05: The convention was getting warm. Hadley rushed to front, and spoke quoting Root's remarks in praise of Roosevelt's West Virginia supports. McGovern for temporary chairman. Heney of California says many delegates have no right to seats. Cries for Root prevent him from speaking. Convention declines to listen to Heney. Cries of "sit down," but still he hold the floor. Progress was slow. No votes on chairman yet. At 3:10: Sargeant of Arms, Stone takes floor and announces that any who don't treat the speakers with respect will be ejected from the convention. Heney then continues. Governor Gates seconds nomination of McGovern. Oregon delegate seconds nomination of McGovern of Wisconsin. Exdistrict Attorney Sullivan of Ohio seconds nomination. Senator Bradley of Kentucky seconds nomination of Root.

(Continued on Page B.)

vice versa.

TWO FUNERALS

(Special to Thb Times.) St John, Ind., June IS. Death due to summer complaint robbed 'a . St. John family of two little children, who

were buried together in a double grave yesterday. Milbert and Sylvia, the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William Doescher. were the children. Milbert was 2 years of age and her sister about 17 months old. The funeral was held from the home to the St. John - Catholic cemetery. The' pallbearers for Milbert were John . Scheldt, John Stark, George Nelses and Charles Keilman. For Sylvia they were: Nora Stark, Florence Stark, Minnie Stark and Theresa Klas-sen.

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