Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 24, Hammond, Lake County, 13 July 1912 — Page 1
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Another grade crossing accident In Hammond nearly resulted fatally this morning when Herbert Morganroth, 5406 Prairie avenue, Chicago, was struck by a west-bound Monon passenger train on Fayette street, hurling him a distance of 15 feet against an iron safety gate support. , The police patrol was summoned and the Injured man was taken to St. Margaret's hospital. wheTe It was found that Morganroth suffered the following Injuries: Two fractures of the skull, four deep scalp wounds, neck and back wrenched and bruised about face and body. He was taken care of by Dr. Sharrer and his Injuries are considered serious. The accident occurred at the Monon tracks and Fayette street about 11:40 this morning and was seen by Gate Tender J. Relnler, who gave the following account of the accident to a Times reporter:
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NEARLY Following the arrest in Gary Tuesday evening of Henry Racke and Desmond Predom, charged with counterfelting. Gary secret service officers yesterday morning arrested the father of the latter, James Predom, to be held for the United States authorities on a similar charge. All the men have been convicted before for counterfeiting, and Adam Racke, one of the most picturesque figures in federal courts and the father of Henry Racke, 1 serving a fifth term f6r circulating . spurious coins. Frank Racke, a brother of the man arrested, at Gary Tuesday, also Is In a federal prlsVn under, ft. ten-yeaj; sentence, says the ndtanapolis Star. :' Big Circus Coming. The great Carl Hagenbeck and great Wallace shows combined horse show includes hundreds of blue blooded, blue ribbon representatives of every noted strain, many of which are furthermore incomparably trained in many ways. Including the cake walk, which the New York press pronounced the most popular feature will be In Hamond on Monday, July 22. If you want to see everybody else, you will find them at the Carl Hagenbeck and great Wallace shows.
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"No. 32, west-bound, passenger train was a little late and as I was watching It come down the track I saw Morganroth running down the tracks towards the Monon station. Morganroth reached the Fayette street crossing, first and Instead of cutting across the tracks he ran between the tracks and the lowered gates. The on-coming train whizzed by as Morganroth stepped on the road, striking him and hurling his body fifteen feet against the gate support. In no way did I see that the engineer was at fault," said Relnler, "as Morganroth should have either run around the gates or cut across the tracks, as he had plenty of time." Morganroth Is employed in the advertising department of the Loftis Bros. & Co. of Chicago and came out to Hammond this morning, where he was transacting business at the W. B. Conkey Co. He was attempting to catch the train, in order to get back to Chicago as soon as possible.
ALWAYS 01 The Predom and Racke families oc cupy homes on opposite sides of a street In Hosford Park, a small town eight miles from Gary, In tne center of the great sand wastes that surround the Indiana steel manufacturing city. Spurious coins, principally half dollars, that have circulated in Chicago. Hammond and Gary at different times since 1870, when stolid Adam Racke was first arrested In St. Louis on inat charge, have been traced to one or another in these two families, and the government authorities - believe that three more convictions will be added to the long list in the two households. Once a counter flelter. Alwayi a (Continued on Page 8.) Sunday School Picnic. The Sunday schools of the First Methodist church, the Monroe street church and Gibson will have an outing day at Jackson park next Wednesday. They will leave Hohman and State streets at 9:30 a. m. Arrangements for games and contests will be made by a committee. A launch ride for every one on the beautiful lagoon is assured. The parents are ,urged to go with their children. ARB TOP READING TH3S TIMES! - Jt V & l!7 p t or y s
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Former Hammond Mayor Is Said to Be Receptive Candidate for Congress in Case a Bull Moose Ticket Is Put in Field. A. F. Knotts of Gary and Hammond, formerly mayor of the latter city. Is In a receptive mood to receive the Bull Moose nomination for congress in the tenth congressional district. This was the announcement made in Gary today and while Mr. Knotts Is not openly working for the place he is willing to take and his friends are busy on plans to land it for him. In case he lands it Ex-Mayor Knotts will make the race against Congressman Crumpacker, the republican nomi nee. Just who the democratic candidate Is to be is not known but John B. reterson ot Crown Folnt Is willing to hold down that place in case there Is a Bull Moose candidate as he believes that with a republican split that he will have a good chance for the place. In case A. F. Knotts is nominated it is said that Brother Tom the mayor of Gary, will be between the devil and the deep sea as to whether he will sup port the Bull Moose or the regular democratic ticket. In this district the steel rust is favorable to the Bull Moose party, orders having been received from New Tork. os it is Baid, for all officials to be Bull Moosers. But the steel trust and A. F. Knotts are deadly enemies and should Knotts be nominated there will be an other mixup. FINDS FOR DIRECTOR GREEN Musicians' Meeting Is a Lengthy Affair; Green Is Absolved. On the question whether or not Geo. Green had entered into a contract with the management of the Orpheum theatre to furnish the orchestra music before Barnie Young, leader of the outgoing orchestra, had been given the two weeks' notice stipulated in his contract with the management, the majority of the board of directors of the musicians in executive session last night, after long arguments decided that Young could have no recourse on Green or the Orpheum theatre through the musicians' union. Both Young and Green are members of the union, Young being one of the directors, although he did not sit in his own case. The majority of the committee decided that there was not sufficient evidence to show that the Orpheum management had violated Its contract with Young, or that Green had violated the rules of the union by J entering Into a contract before his predecessor had been notified of the management's Intention. ' Young pleaded his own case before the committee, while Green, who was present, was represented by Attorney Walter Hardy. The hearing lasted until 3 o'clock this morning and was held In the union's headquarters in the Huehn building. Barnie Young plays his last engagement tomorrow evening at the Orpheum, while his successor takes charge on the following day. REAL ESTATE SLOW. The principal real estate activity of the week has been the negotiations that have been carried on for the sale of several tracts of acreage to manufacturing concerns. These deals have been carried on by Gostlin. Meyn & Co. and will result In the locating of at least two small concerns In Hammond. It is the first real results that have . been attained i through the creation or a new factory district in Hammond. There have been desultory sales of residential property, mostly improved, however. The feature of the market continues to be the interest In East State street real estate. In fact, the eyes of the investor are being turned towards the entire eastern section of the city. There it is expected there will be the greatest development of the future. North Side Concert. The north side is making a strong bid for business. Tonight St. John's Lutheran church band will give a concert and there will be a band concert every week for the rest of the summer. The band will play at the corner of Hohman and Hanover streets. The business men are taking these steps to boom business,' arid It is expected that the plan will get results. You will say that a LaVendor cigar cannot be beat, U you try one.
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CHIEF IS Attempts Made by DemiMonde to Gain Foothold in Hammond Is Thwarted by the Police, Who Get Strict Orders from Chief. Naturally, with the closing of the resorts In West Hammond, It was expected that there would be an invasion of Hammond by the women of the scarlet letter. Accordingly, Chief of Police Peter Austgen was asked if he had discovered any Indications of an attempt on the part of these people to get a foothold lri Hammond. "Yes, they attempted to invade Hammond," said Austgen, "but we have been watching things so closely that they have not been able to get a foothold." Three of them rented rooms In place on Sibley street. They would entice men to these rooms, tut the po lice got next to them. Complaint was made to the people who rented to them only to find that they, too, had discovered the character of their roomers and had ordered them to leave. Certain rooming places along the north side of Central park in Ham mond have been under police survell lance for years. These places have always been, rented s by a shiftless class of people and It was natural that there should be some irregulari ties. One place in particular was twe rooms over the laundry there. These rooms are now vacant. Chief Austgen said that he might be quoted as saying that there would be no prostitution In Hammond while he is chief of police. He said that It was difficult to put a stop to street walking, but that the police were doing all they could along that line. In regard to the report that there are slot machines In Hammond. Chief Austgen said that he Is not aware of the fact If there is. He declared, however, that the first attempt that was made to install them in this city would result in arrests and the confiscation of the property. DEATH OFjJ. PESCHEL. (Special to Tub Timks.) Dyer. Ind., July IS. News was received here yesterday announcing the death of John Peschel of San Jose, Cat., son of the late Joseph Peschel of this place. The news was very meager, being merely a telegram stating that the former Dyer boy had died. Nothing was said about the funeral arrangements or what had caused his death. John Peschel was born In Dyer forty-two years ago. When 19 years old he went to California, and although he returned to Dyer occasionally for a visit he made his home in the western state.. He had many friends here, and among his immediate relatives he leaves a wife and daughter, his mother, one brother and two Bisters.
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THE POP? Acting on Instructions received from Mayor John D. Smalley before the lat ter left for his western trip last week, City Controller Edward Aubry, who Is mayor pro tern, today gave out the proclamation calling attention to the dog-muzzling ordinance. For the protection of the community it is imperative that the proclamation be heeded and that all dogs in the city be muzzled at once. The dog owners themselves who think much of their pets should be. It is pointed out, be the most active in having the ordinance enforced, for if every dog owner insists on every other dog being muzzled besides his own his animal is all the more Insured against the attacks of a mad-dog. The proclamation In full is as follows: PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HAMMOND REQUIR ING ALL DOGS TO BE MUZZLED. I, John D. Smalley, mayor of the city of Hammond, Ind., do hereby order and require that all persons owning, posses sing or harboring, or having the care of any animals of the dog kind within the limits of said city shall either con fine or muzzle such animal for a term of not less than ninety days following the' date of this proclamation. And it is hereby made the duty of all persons owning, possessing, harboring or hav ing the care of any animal of tb,e dog kind during the time mentioned in this proclamation to confine such animal se curely within some' hense or structure or to some substantial fastening upon his or her premises so as to prevent such animal from biting or being bitten by other animals or to cause such animal to be securely and effectually muzzled: and no muzzle shall be deemed sufficient unless It be of such form and strength' and so altached and fastened as will effectually prevent such animal from biting. During the time mentloped in this proclamation any animal of the dog kind which may be found running at large within the city of Hammond without being muzzled is deiclared to be a nuisance by ordinance No. 791. approved June 4th. 1908. During the time mentioned In this proclamation It Is the duty of the superintendent of police and all policemen, respectively, to kill any animal of the dog kind running at large within said city which is not securely muzzled, and during said time it is lawful for any person or persons, to kill any and all of such unmuzzled dogs. This proclamation is made and issued by virtue of the power vested in me, John D. Smalley, as mayor of said city of Hammond, Ind., by said ordinance No. 791, approved June 4th. 1908. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said city to be hereunto attached by the clerk of said city this 12th day of July, 1912. JOHN D. SMALLEY. Mayor of the City of Hammond, Ind. Attest: Otto H. Duelke, City Clerk. A FRW DIMES FOR CAR FARE OR POSTAGE! IF YOU'RE ANSWERING ADS. A FEW DIMES FOR YOUR OWN -WANT." IF YOU'RE ADVERTISING
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the United States senate this morning, at the conclusion of speech-making, voted to unseat Senator William R. Lorimer- The vote was: To unseat. 55: to retain. 28.
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(Special to The Timks.) Whiting, Ind., July IS. A runaway team of horses owned by the Mullen Brewing company of East Chicago caused the death of Joseph Wash of East Chicago yesterday afternoon, when the heavy wagon and horses plunged Into the ditch. Wash receiving a fractured skull as a result of the fall. , The shocking accident occurred about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on Indiana boulevard, near the Calumet Terminal tracks. Those witnessing the accident say the horses became frightened at a passing automobile, and although trying his utmost to bring the maddened animals to & stop, Wash found them unmanageable. Plunging down One side of the road and then on the other, the frightened COUPLE REPORTED AS ELOPED J. Jones, a chlrpractor, with offices at the corner of Hohman aad Russell streets In Hammond, and Mrs. W. A. Warne of Ada street eloped yesterday, according to 'reports 'which became current in the evening, and circumstantial evidence which they left behind. Nothing has been heard of them today and while it is possible that they are not together, those who knew both parties here are quite satisfied that they went away together. Mrs. Jones, according to report, confronted her husband yesterday forenoon with a letter which she found addressed to him under an assumed name, and without offering an explanation he left his patients and began packing his clothes and later withdrew a sum of 13,400 from one of the Hammond banks. He did not take all his money, leaving some, also, two automobiles which he owned, to Mrs. Jones. Among the things which he took along, however, were his marriage license. When Mr. Warne returned to his Ada street home yesterday afternoon he found It deserted. Mrs. Warne left without leaving any word to him. She also took a sum of money, and like Jones took her marriage . license. Neither of the two families have any children. Mrs. Warne during the last month was a patient of the man with whom she is said to have eloped As far as the friends knew before yesterday there was no Intimate rela tion between the two. Mr. Warne Is said to have provided a nice home for his wife, while Mrs. Jones is credited with having brought the sacrifices which started her husband on his ca reer aa a successful chiropractor. She helped to put him through a school of chirpractlc and later assisted him in his work. Jones has been In Hammond for about two years and has enjoyed a large practice, having had among his patients many Hammond people and quite a number from the surrounding territory. SLIGHT WRECK AT BLACK OAK There was a slight wreck at the crossing of the E., J. & E. and the Nickel Plate at railroad at Black Oak this morning. An engine attached to a freight train was derailed and de layed traffic for a time. Bridge Catches Fire. The Nickel Plate bridge over the Calumet river at Black Oak caught afire at 6:20 this morning. A passenger train which came through on the way to Chicago slowed up and some of the 'passengers together with members of the crew extinguished the flames. 15 NEW LOCOMOTIVES. The Baldwin Locomotive works has received an order for fifteen locomotives from the Central railroad of Georgia and for fifty from the Illinois Central. With the fourteen placed from the Rio Grande the total for the week Is eighty-nine locomotives, representing gross business of 11.100,000. THERE IS ALWAYS JL "BEST PLACE" TO BUY. TIMES' ADS TELL YOU WHERE-
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13. By a vote of 55 to 28 9 9 W ' team took the wagon and. Its content into the ditch, where the vehicle over turned, throwing Wash beneath the heavy framework. The horses continued their Journey for some distance. When Wash was picked up he was found In an unconscious condition. An ambulance was called, but the Injured man died before reaching the hospital, his death resulting from a fracture at the base of his skull. The remains were removed to Helwlg's morgue. Where an Inquest will be held some time today. Wash was a tlngU man and had only been employed by the brewing company for about a week- He has resided in East Chicago on Todd avenue for the past two years, and as yet no relatives have been located. Funeral arrangements have not been made and will be announced later. ICE MAN SKIPS OUT. Harry Lewson. a neddler tnr k. Hammond Pure Ice comnanv iklniwii out yesterday afternoon with about ?25 of the company's money, when he learned that he was about to be ar rested for selling short weight. His game was to sell short weight to cus tomers and to keep the money for the surplus, ice. in addition to doing this he kept the money he collected on four tons of ice veteri1T In nn. case he tried to charge a customer for fourteen hundred pounds of ice when in fact he had only delivered three hundred. The company Itself, dees not countenance such a tell(M In f-f1rlv. the peddlers more ice than it charges wem with,, so that they should not run short on their 'weights. City Sealer Frank O'Rourke was on Lawson's trail, but the crook made his escape before the warrant for his arrest could be served. NEW VAUDEVILLE AT THE ORPHEUM A highly entertaining vaudeville show will hold forth at the Orpheum starting Monday matinee. The leading feature will be a bright musical act called the Dairy Maids, in which four pretty young ladles will sing and dance. Celeste & Co. will offer an unsual wire act and transformation scene, introducing . some novel scenic effects. Burt & Bess Draper In a pleasing sketch, and the Bluecher Brothers in a comedy acrobatic act complete the bill. JUDGE LINDSEY T. VS RUNNING MATE? 4 .
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