Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 25, Hammond, Lake County, 20 July 1912 — Page 1
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Another Times railroad story printed nearly a year has come true. It develops that one of the reasons why the Erie Railroad Company has been pushing; lta -work on the doubl-a tracink of its line into Chicago and has ordered a large amount of freight equipment is because of two traffic arrangements which make it a Chicago-Baltimore freight line. Outside of inner circles it has not been generally known that some time ago the Erie closed a traffic trrangement with the Baltimore & Ohio by whtch the Baltimore & Ohio would handle the Erie's Baltimore & South
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Dog Owners Who Refuse to "Wll-rlo rTrhoiT- Puno TVo 0"USt "Pprmlp "WTin TTonr &uju jreopie wno .dear Crusade Prayers Every Year. The attack on the 3-year-old boy of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. C. Payne of Wilcox ) Mrs. Harvey did marry again. She avenue on Friday night by a vicious is now Mrs. Bertha Harvey-Hlrsh and collie dogr. which was owned by Al-(Mary Nagel is contesting the will. Atfred Sherby, a neighbor of the Payne's, ' torney C. B. Tinkham represents the was on-ca in manywMcn brings defendant and Attorney. IV Cravens home "to the people of Hammond the the plaintiff.
danger of permitting dogs to run un-i muzzled at this time of the year con trary to the city ordinance. Whether the animal, which chloroformed and decapitated, subsequent to the attack, was afflicted with rabies remains to be seen. The head has been sent to the state laboratory for an examination of the brain, and the finding of the experts is to be returned to Hammond without delay. The majority of the Hammond people are sick and tired of annual harangues about the dog muzzling ordinances. They are tired of having the lives of their children Jeopardized, Just because a few careless dog owners put themselves above the law or make flimsy excuses for permitting their animals to run at large a danger to the community. One life of an innocent child is worth more than all the dogs in Hammond put together, including their careless owners, and when it comes to maintaining a public menace, it Is pointed out, that all dogs and their owners should look alike to the police. The Times Intends to print the names of these dog owners who refuse to muzzle them and hide them' from the police and will be pleased to have its readers notify it when they see dogs unmuzzled. Another Water Leak. Another bad leak occurred In the water mains in front of the Eder building on Hohman street this morning, which is thought to have beea caused by the water pressure. The leak was reported to Mr. Jewett. who has a force of men repairing the main. QUEZON DEMOCRAT FROM PHILIPPINES Manuel Quezon. The attention of visitors and delegates at Baltimore during convention week was frequently attracted by a fiattlly dressed young man wearing a brown face and a white suit. He was Manuel Quezon, and he explained to those who were curious , enough to ask, that he wan a delegate to the convention from the Philippine Islands. ' Quezon la a pretty good American, and now that be has seen what a mighty country we have her he la more pleased than ever to think that the stars and stripes still floni vr his native land. .
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gateway, but another somewhat startling proposition developed when it was announced that the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie had completed negotiations for the control of the Western Mary land railroad, which then ran from Cumberland, Md., to Baltimore. A connecting line from Cumberland, Md. to Connellsville, Pa., has been built and will be open in a very short time for through traffic. for several years there has been a traffic arrangement betwen the Erie and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie for east and west bound business on of Pittsburgh, and under the terms of this agreement the Erie is entitled to (Continued on Page 7.) If a man wills property to his wife with the provision that the property !be forfeited if she marries after his -death. will that provision hold? This ls the Question that will have to be delded by Jud&e Lawrence Becker ,n the Lake Superior court at Hammond next week. Patrick Harvey died and left flats In East Chicago worth $8,000 to his wife. He made a stipulation In his will that if she married attain that the property would bo to the other heirs. Tinkham has taken the position that it is against public policy to restrict a person from marrying and hence that the provision of the will should not hold. It will be interesting to watch the outcome of the case. PLUNGES INTO DITCH A defective steering rod in touring car yesterday afternoon sent the car into the ditch at a point nearly half way between Forsyth and the state line, along the Green line. According to report, the occupants of the car escaped without serious injury, a remarkable fact when it is taken into consideration that the ditch here is about seven feet deep. Autoists passing along stopped their cars at the .scene of the accident to offer any assistance that might be needed. "While working on top of a freight car at the Nickel Plate yards at Stony Island this morning, where he was employed as a car repairer. L. Donezaski, 2813 Eighty-eighth street, South Chicago, was seriously injured when an engine bumped the car, pitching him head fore most t bthe ground. Donezaski was picked up by fellow workmen in an unconscious condition. and on a special train, composed of an engine and a caboose, he was rushed to Hammond. At the Nickel Plate depot he was met by Emmerling's ambulance, in charge of Dr. Chldlaw, and removed to St. Margaret's hospital, where his condition is critical. To what extent Donejaski's injuries will amount to is not known, as besides suffering some severe scalp wounds, bruises and internal injuries, he wrenched nis spine. This accident occurred at Stony Island about 11.30 a. m. this morning while working on top of a freight car. Busily engaged in his work Donezaski never heard a switch engine which backed into the car. The sudden shock, threw the injured man to one side, and loosing his balance, he fell to the ground below, striking his head and houlders against the ties. LaVendor Cigars are pronounced ex cevtlctnally good by all smoker
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Upper picture. Col. Hary B. Smith and other officers of Second Hegtmeut; loner picture, citizen aoldiera pltchlma their tents. Three regiments of the Indiana national guard and the first and second battalions of the Twenty-third United States Infantry have established a maneuver camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, and are now
hard at work on their program, which closes July 25. The boys are having the time of their lives. In one of the accompanying pictures Col. Harry B. Smith and other officers of his regiment are seen; while in the other
the citizen soldiers are caught pitching their tents. Officers of the guard establishing the camp were broken this year, and the work of preparing and with unusual speed. '?-.'
POLICE SEARCH FOR AUTO D-1-76 Mystery Attached to OwnershiprHachine That"" Struck aGrj Man. Who ls the owner of an automobile No. D-l-76-Ind. which struck and seriously injured John Rodocca of Gary Thursday afternoon? Ths is what the police of the Calumet region are trying to learn and from what clews that have been gathered ao far, is that the auto belongs to Hammond people. The accident occurred Thursday afternoon about 3 o'clock as Rodocca was riding a bicycle near Eighth avenue on Broadway. The automobile containing a man and three women, struck Rodocca, throwing him to the ground, causing some painful bruises and internal injuries. The driver brought the machine to a stop and upon learning the victim was not seriously injured he got back in the car and drove away, journeying in the direction of Hammond. The police of the Calumet region were notified to watch for auto No. D-l-76-Ind., but so far the owner's name has not been revealed. HAMMOND BOY SGOUTSCELEBRATE Having Glorious Time at Crystal Lake on Annual Outing. The boy scouts of Hammond who are at Crystal Lake. Mich., for an outing are having the time of their lives, according to reports from the camp. The camp life would be ideal, but for the fact that the weather is unusually cold, but this only makes .the boys more active, although It does interfere to some extent with the swimming sport. The Hammond scouts are In the same camp with the Chicago scouts and thus far the local boys stand highest in the camp for a neatness of quarters and behavior in the mess hall. The Rev. F. H. Adams of the First Baptist church. who is chaperoning the Hammond contingent, was the first to qualify as a first-class scout. Yesterday the campers went on a six mile hike, having walked to Whitehall and back. They were chaperoned on this trip by F. A. Stakemiller. At Whitehall they were treated to ice cream and other good things. In the evening they enjoyed a 'campflre at which G. Simmons related a chapter of his life in the story "Under Two Flags." Another hike was planned for today. So far the Hammond camp has sold about fifty scout books. THE SBMBEH OF COPIES OF THE TIMES SOLD OX THE STREET ALOXB EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE CIRCULATION OF" Y OTHER PAPER IN THE CITY.
$500 IS RECOVERED FROM OLD SHACK w j - -Adolph , Huf enheiser, Aged St. Margaret's.
A further search of the premises of Adolph Hufenhauser the aged man whose story was told yesterday re vealed $180 in 20 gold pieces. This makes $500 in all that has been recovered from his old shack. The search that has been conducted so far has been very thorough and It is believed that all of hia hoardings have been recovered unless he has buried some money in the fields. The money which was found yesterday was in $20 gold pieces and was hidden in an old tin can. The log house was locked and bolted by Captain Hanlon and -the neighbors are watching it to keep away prowlers. Word from the hospital today is to the effect that the old man sleeps most of the time and that he does not seem to notice where he is. . It ls probably the first time In his life that he has ever slept in a brass bed. He is being given the best of attention. His condition is improved and there is a chance that he will recover.' There is a movement on foot to have I a guardian appointed for him so that his property interests may be looked after. Some one would then be hired to remain on the place and look after things. THE MOST WIDKtiT READ NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN INDIANA THE TIMES. . THOMPSON WORKING ON TAFVS ANSWER Carml A. Thompson. Carmi A. Thompson, President Taft's new secretary. Is preparing a comprehensive answer to the charges that the nomination at Chicago was procured In illegal fashion. He has been In conference with ex-Senator Dick, of Ohio, who had charge of the Taft contests before the Republican national committee at Chicago, and other prominent Republicans. The statement will review every contest and be longer than a presidential message.
declare that all records for time in the camp was accomplished smoothly -
58 US JOIN HAMMOND COUNCIL Hammond Has Every Maonict)rgafci2ation Kdw Save a Consistory. Fifty-eight Hammond and Lake County Masons became members of Hammond's new council last evening. The class was initiated by the Michigan City Council. Gary, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor men Joined. , The Council ia a Masnnto nrrtor whlch comes between the Chapter and . the Commandary. Hammond now haa every Masonic organization except the Consistory. After the initiation Of the candidates a luncheon was served. There was a large attendance and the meeting was a Very sucessful one from every point of view. Hammond and Michigan City are now the only cities in Northwestern Indiana that have the council. At the next meeting, which will he iheld in about a month a rn ... ofTicers will be elected. Then the Hammond Council will be prepared to initiate its own candidates. The meet- " are neiq monthly. ' " ' DOG MRS HIDE THEIR PUPS NOW Four Unmuzzled Beasts on One Street Seen Last Night. There was a disappointed dog squad last night who after tramping the streets of Hammond all day yesterday, only succeeded in killing one unmuzzled canine. Where the dogs hid themselves is a mystery to the dog squad, and those few that they did see kept in safe range of the officers' gunds. Although only one dog was killed yesterday, the squad are not giving up hopes . and will be on the job today
when they hope to make a larger kill-j rial and the Calumet river will not ing. Yet in Homewood on one street he put ln operation. there were four unmuzzled dogs at ! The contractors are very slow with large last night. It would be well to ! the work on this plant and its complehire some one not on the police force ! tion has been greatly delayed. It is
to go gunning for dogs. A gun and a blue coat after dogs is the cue for dog tax and muzzle dodgers to hide their pups. Found for Plaintiff. The case of Ethel Holden vs. Calumet Loan Company which tracted considerable attention Judge Ames Court' this week. The tried yesterday, the court finding for the plaintiff. The complaint reads that Ethel Holden received a sum of money from a local loan company on some Jewels which was left, as security. When the loan come due, the loan company tried to, collect interest on the loan at a rate of nearly 100 per cent while the court ruled that the company could only collect at the rate of 6 per cent
William Sager, 4915 Magoun avenue, East Chicago, in a fit of blind fury this morning shot and perhaps fatally wounded his wife, Mary Sager, aged fifty-five. The shooting
occurred at 7:30 o'clock. The .bullet, a thirty-eight calibre, took effect in the neck of the victim and has not yet been located. Dr. G. W. Miller was summoned to attend the woman and probed for the ball, but failed to find it and it is his opinion that the victim may have swallowed it. EMPLOYED AT TANK WORKS. Sager la employed as shearman at the Graver Tank works and Mrs. SagLAKE FRONT PARK NOT AS Lake Front park crowds are greatly diminished since the cool wave came up this week, and where a year ago at this time the water was teeming with bathers there is now hardly a corporal's guard out. The people that ao go out to the park do not stay very long. The fish suppers draw some people, but there are comparatively few strollers. Last Sunday, which was one of the hottest days of the year, the crowds at the park were uncomfortably large, and people who wanted to go In bathing complained of the long waits to which they were subjected because of lack of room In the bathbouee. It was pointed out that there should be a stricter discipline relative to the tlmev'the Tafhers" may ' remain In" the water so that those on the waiting' list may not be delayed over an hour at the most. It has also been suggested that the bathhouse should be enlarged, there being enough room for this, now that the beach In front of the bathhouse is widened. The past week was another of comparative inactivity in the real estate market of the whole region. In East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Hammond Gary the report Is the same. The real estate transfers Indicate the stagnation that Is so apparent everywhere. And yet there Is the best of feeling prevalent. The big dealers are buying wherever they can get a good thing and everybody seems to be optimistic. Reports from the various Industries of the cities indicate that they are employing more men and that the payrolls are larger than they have been since 1907. This money circulating in the communities is sure to create a good market next spring, if not this fall. . The election ls not having much effect on business. A number of big deals in business property are being negotiated and will come to a head in a fe wweeks.Then too a number of deals ror manuiaciurlng sites are to be announced. All of these things add to the confidence In the local situation. But it appears that it is not confidence that is needed. . It j ls money th,t makeiI the market and there mtle 8urpUla mney in sight. WORK IS SLOW. Until the "pusher plant" which forces the gas into the holder is completed the new 1,000,000 cubic foot holder which has been constructed at ! the Junction of the Indiana Harbor caexpected that by the l&th ol August it will be completed and ready for use. Sale to Be Continued. The E. C. Mlnas department store in Hammond is in the midst of Its rebuilding sale which began a week ago last Wednesday, and owing to its popularity it has been decided by the management of the store to continue
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The remodeling work that ls going on outside gives no indication of the big sale that is in progress inside, but inasmuch as more room . is needed, prices have been cut to such an extent that they will have to move fast. THE TIMES ALWAT8 HAS FOTJOrTr FOR "HE INTERESTS OF THK COMMON PEOPLE FOR TUB MAN WJiQ rORXS FOR UTCNO.
er is the divorced wife of Frank Harper, said to be a teamster. The woman has two daughters by her former husband and one of them, Edna, who has been living with her mother and stepfather, was the unconscious and direct cause of the tragedy. Sager objected to having this stendanghter about so much and reproached his wife with the fact of her presence in their home, and the dispute over the girl grew until Sager In rage choked his wife almost into insensibility and then ran and procured his revolver, returning to a Rain choke the woman and shoot her, before she had an opportunity to escape. START QUARREL ITT BED. The couple were In bed when the quarrel arose. Mrs. Eager, It is said, agreed to send the daughter away for
Continued on Hn T.) CALL FOR BULL MOOSE PARTY JS0UT HOW C. D. Davidson of Gary Is Sponsor for the Issuing of the Call. The call for the Bull Moose party la lake county is out. It was Issued today and bears the signature of County Chairman Charles D. Davidson of Gary, and Secretary Oscar Dinwiddle of Lowell. Pursuant to the call the Roosevelt adherents will gather in the Central Music hall In Crown Point on Monday. July 29, to name delegates and alternates to the state convention. Thirtyone delegates and aa many alternates will be named In compliance with the directions of the Indiana provisional committee of the progressive party, as the call terms It. The call Issued today reads: "Purannat the order of the provtalonnl committee, the '. pre prrewnlvnr' vefern of ake - oratrr, Indiana, and -nil whn f re to ronrate with, them Irrespective of past party affiliations will - meet In mans convention en Monday. July 28. 1912. at 2 o'clock p. m la Central Manic ball. In Crown Point. Indiana, to select 81 delegates nnd 31 alternates from Luke eooaty to the pronr-alve slate convention, to be held In Indianapolls on the 1st day of August, .1013." - County Chairman Davidson stated this morning that the question as to whether there will be a county and congressional ticket In opposition to the regular republican organisation had not been gone Into aa yet. However, several progressives state that the party in Lake county will only be national In character and no local ticket will be named. Steps will be taken to name precinct committee and township officers within the next few days. K. C. Ball Game. ; f A good attendance of baseball fans ls looked for tomorrow afternoon for the double-Ueader to be played at the ' Hammond Athletic park between the Unity council and the Santa Maria council in the Knights of Columbus Suburban, league. The first game is scheduled to begin at- 1:19. The Hammond N. I. L. team goes to Crown Point, and because of this the Knights of Columbus are enabled to use the park. The games tomorrow will either re tain South Chicago in the lead or give the prise to the Unity council team. j M the visitors lead by only one game, ., . WENDEROTH BECOMES NATION'S ARCHITECT f iV--' " Oscar Wenderoth. Oscar Wenderoth, a man of wlda experience In arohltecttial work, is the new supervising architect of the treasury department. He succeeds James Knox Taylor, who recently resigned.
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