Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 35, Hammond, Lake County, 29 July 1912 — Page 1

I LAK HE VOL. VII., NO. 35. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Number S Cents Copy.) MURDERER IS A SUICIDE

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Ferguson Lauder, alias Harry Krone ,. William" Morgan, a fugitive from justice, who baa been wanted by the Hammond police since 1906 for the murder f "Paddy" Golden in Jim Smitha saloon, hung himself in the, county jail at Savannah, I1L, where he was being held.

BULL MOOSE CRAMPS 1 MM CONVENTION WATER: BOYlflpI HELD TODAY DROWNED! " 1)

(Special to The Timves.) J Crown Point, Ind.. July .29. Th "Bull Moose" party is to be born In Lake County this afternoon at two o'clock at Central Music ball In this city. The party la to have a convention for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates to the state convention which is .to be held in Indianapolis on Aug. 1. 1912. Charles Davidson and Oscar Dinwiddle are to preside as the wet nurses while the party is aborning. (Special to Ths Times.) Lowell, Ind., July 29. The "Progressives" of the three Creek townships in Lake county met on the public square at Lowell on Saturday night and made the first large demonstration of the campaign. It is estimated that, there were 800 to 1.000 people in the crowd which was addressed by Louis Hamilton of Rensselaer. Hamilton spoke from an automobile. The crowd was made up of people of all political faiths. Some were there out of curiosity and others because they have been converted to the cause ef the progressives. In the crowd was Charles Johnson, county auditor and Republican County Chairman Albert Foster," councilman"-at-large. Herbert Jones, county recorder, Sam Love, ex-county commissioner and Elmer Dinwiddle. Many in the crowd were old time republicans who have helped to swell the republican majority in the county by 800 to 900 votes. A noticlble thing was the presence of women in the crowd and their enthusiasm for Rosevelt. The mention of the name Roosevelt was the cause for a great outburst of aplause. FUNERAL OF MRS. LAMME TUESDAY The funeral of Mrs. Frank P. Lamme, 736 Hohman Btreet, will be held from the family residence tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. A. V. ' Hoffman of the Presbyterian church will officiate. Interment will be made at Oak Hill cemetery in the family lot. Members of the Eagles and police department will act as pall bearers. CROSSING PLACED v IN RECORD TIME With a gang of thirty men the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad put in a three crossing in three hours this morning at Hammond. Work was commenced at seven o'clock and the crossing was in at ten when a Nlckle Plate passenger train passed over it. .-The crossing had been made so perfectly that it fit to the inch and it did not take long to bolt it into position after the railroad crane hoisted it into place. sJRB YOU READING THE TIMES? Mrs. H. D. Clayton. Mrs. Henry D. Clayton, wife of the Alabama representative, plane on lavlnsj Vashtngton soon. miirn la one of tbe more popular members of the younger congressional wt,

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The news of his death reached Chief of Police Austgen this afternoon, who has been on a still hunt for Ferguson since the murder in 1906. A year ago Chief Austgen almost nabbed his quarry, who again slipped away from the hands of the law.

Harbor Policeman's Son Is Taken From the Lake a Corpse, While His Mother Weeps at Bier of Her Friend's Child. Another victim, in the person of young Chester Shields, son of .Officer and Mrs. Edward Shields. S333 Commonwealth avenue, Indiana Harbor, paid the toll Saturday afternoon of Lake Michigan's Insatiable greed for lives. About 2:30 the young man. In "ompany with Leo Hall and Arthur Toung. were bathing in the lake a short distance eaat of Michigan avenue, when suddenly Chester gave a cry for help, and although his friends went to his assistance sat once, they were unable to prevent him from rinking. The water was about ten feet deep where the accident occurred and the drowning boy fought so desperately with his wouldbe rescuers that he nearly dragged them to the bottom with him. Young Shields was an all-round athlete and a splendid swimmer, but the treacherously old undercurrent of "the lake brought on cramps against which his strength and skill as a swimmer were unavailing. " ' Body I Recovered. Toung and Hall gave the alarm Immediately and in a short time a crowd of men and boys were at work searching, for the body. Dr. C. C Robinson was summoned and remained on the (Continued on Page 8.) i nmi ni nn ItlllUllU bW LLllD ill LEAGUE SHOOT Although the jIammond Gun club did not fare very "well at the Suburban Gun club shoot at( Riverside, III., yesterday afternoon, some good scores were made taking into consideration that there were only six members of the Hammond club present and that there was a hard wind blowing. J. L Humpher and J. C. Becker, both made good scores, breaking 47 and 46, respectively, out of a possible 50. Had the other members shot equally as well Hammond would have brougse home some of the valuable prizes. J. L Humpher now holds the high individual point record of the league. Birds broken out of a possible 250 Shot at: Chicago Gun club ,...223 Long Lake Gun club 222 National Gun club 219 South Chicago Gun club.... 215 South Shore Gun club 209 Hammond Gun club 203 Arlington Heights Gun club 191 Scores made by the Hammond Gun club, out of a possible 50 shot at: J. L Humpher 47 J. C. Becker ...'.46 W. B. Fenstermaker. 37 Nlmetz ...V 36 J. Walker .- 37 CLUB PICNICKS AT SHARPSHOOTERS In the neighborhood of 100 mem

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bers of the M. M. club of Englewood .115 a week. held their annual picnic at Sharp- j shooters' park yestrday afternoon, j AHLGRIN BABY DEAD. Among the features of the day were; , ,

all kinds of games and races. The j prize waits was won by S. Wrlgnt and . Miss G. Hansen, both of Englewood. ! WHITING MAN MAN DEFENDANT The case of the State of Indiana vs. Tom Poland of Central avenue. Whiting, Indiana, was tried before Judge Ames' court in Hammond Saturday on a charge of assault and battery. The case was sent to the superior court. Mrs. Thomas McCarthy, 307 Central avenue. Whiting appeared as complaining witness. IP THE WORKER J-OTTRE LOOKING POR DOESN'T ADVERTISE TODAY. TOU ADVERTISE FOB HIM IN THE TIMES TOMORROW! AND THE SAME DOUBLE CAPACITT POR SERVICE HOLDS TRUE OP ALL TUB WANT AD CLASSIFICATIONS.

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5h Walter Webster. ROBERT WOTT WHS HANDICAP MATCH Both a handicap match and a nraicn were piayea on me links t the Hammond Country club Saturday ' afternoon. Robert Mott was the win- j ner Of the handicap match, and in the j contest between sides chosen by Dr. ' Sharrer and William Crawford; Craw- I ford's side won. - It has been arranged that on every Saturday in August the play will be for . a cup. which has been donated. The players will receive 'proper handicaps each week and the player having the greatest total of points for the month will receive the cup.,. , The following are the scores made suaniay. . ,..-.,.-..; -- 1 , " IIBUloa Spores. Scores.. li'c'p. Net. 41 R. Mott 61 A. M. Turner 67 J. F. Sawyer 72 L Co-- 82 William Crawfords .71 C. A. Smith ..54 W. B. Conkey ...... .71 20 23 25 11 15 0 17 43 47 51 52 54 64 54 57 58 61 77 ' C. E. Bauer . Chas. Barry, F. H. Mott P. Ganthier W. Thomas Chas. Barry, 09 - 25 Jr 57 0 75 17 70 V 9 ... ..102 25 Sr 87 10 DrGolf Sharrer match Sides chosen by and William Crawford: . .Sharrer's Side. Up. Sharrer 0 Barry, Jr. 0 McElroy 0 Barry Sr 0 Hulst ' 0 F. Mott 0 Thomas 0 McHia S Appleyard .... Johnson ....... 0 Totals ....... 3 Crawford's Side. UP. Smith 1 t-OX 4 Turner 7 R HTnt 1 Gauthier " 3 Bauer 7 Conkey 0 Sawyer ........ 2 Hannauer 2 Totals ...27 CROWN POINT HONEYMOON LASTS 1 DAY A honeymoon that lasted one dav 1 and was followed by a separation, j was me experience torn by Mrs. Lily Adams, 730 W est : Twenty-first place. In the Chicago court of domestic relations Saturday. She had brought action against her husband, John L. Ad ams, 4852 Prairie avenue, charging wife abandonment. "John seemed to be madly In love with me," testified Mrs. Adams. "We went to Crown Point on March 20 and I were married. The next day we start- J 1 ed home. Then he told me he moved in a higher social circle than I did, I and couldn't think of living with me. "His parents would object, he said, to his marrying a "mere stenographer. So he left me and has never come back." Adams was ordered to pay his wife Walter Ahlgrln, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Algrin, 344 Johnson street, died at the family residence yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock following a week's illness. The funeral will be held from the family residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made at Oak Hill cemetery. AUTO INJDITCH. A four-passenger touring car No. 17Y52 Ind. Is In the ditch at Ridge road road, near Hessville, as a result of an automobile accident, which occurred last night. Whether anyone was hurt, or who the owner is, is not known, as a search failed to reveal any clues of importance. tenants every (or soma pennle (ten for many neenle.

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is- t i 'N' H V?. ft-''' Miss Veaa Hemstock. WIFE FINDS SPOUSE A SUICIDE Iff BARN Andrew Van Derpol, Pros perous Farmer, Hangs Himself to Rafter. I Andrew Van Derpol.' a prosperous and -well-known farmer in this vicinity, south of Hammond, committed suicide at his home Saturday afternoon by Jumping from a rafter with a rope around his neck causing alnrost instant death. The body was rut down byt his ..wife who found t barn after a se&rtr ttriti TSefen trmde-f or , J n,m- unuer,l"r tjnmen.ng-wa, cned and took charge of Ihe remalns. The funeral will be held from th family residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Hollander church minister of Highlands will offlciate-and interment will be made at the Munster cemetery. What Mr. Van Derpol's motive was for committing the rash act is not known, as he was well-to-do and did not seem despondent at any time. UfMIUI HM .iron. With some of the members of hi family he was working in the fields Saturday afternoon, and telling them j that he was going up to the house, he ; left and that was the last he was seen alive. Instead of going to the house, he went into the barn. Securing a .long rope ne tle1 one nd to h,s neck, the other to a high rafter and Jumped. The 1- t . iiftia ia.il urwae nis iicrvtv, timing mni inmost instantly. MrsVan Derpol misslns nlm' went ,n search, finding hi reHe was 4S years old, and beside leaving a widow he is survived by ten children. He was a well-man and was I well known all over the county. N JURY ID ARREST IN SPEEDER'S WAKE ' Two motorcycle accidents ocurred I in the Gary district of tne Ridge road yesterday, adding to the long list of Sunday quota of accidents of the motor variety that have been occurring in that vicinity. Charles Prott of Ross Vas injured when a motorcycle struck (t, rig in which he was riding. The accident occurred In the afternoon at Ridge I road. . According to the police reports George Duncan of Indiana Harbor Is supposed to have been the rider on the motorcycle. Fonr Speeders Nabbrd. Andy Tooy, a Hammond youth, riding in Ridge road on a motorcycle, was Injured when he was struck by an auto driven by J. C. Kempfer of Mich- j Igan City. Four arrests for violation of the auto and motorcycle ordinances were . made by the Gary police yesterday., Jessie Sedgwick was assessed $11.90 for not having lights on his car, and Nick Duma, Jacob Man and John Dancle were given similar fines for motor cycle speeding by Judge WilderroutB in the city court this morning. GARY HAS A WHITE HOPE Dan Sterns awaits trial in the Gary police court for "licking seven men" at Lakewoods park yesterday, so the police say. It appears that some one shouted "B Plurlbus Unum" in a jocular tone and that a socialist present took the famous motto as a direct insult, and in the row that followed seven huskies were mowed down by Stearns, who weighs but 125 pounds. TIMES SERVICEWANT ADS j -TO YOU! ARB FOR

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t 1 umm Mrs. Paul Masteller. CHAMPION EMPLOYES ENJOY GO'S. PICNIC . The Champion Potato Machinery Co. gave their employe a most enjoyable outing at Kindel's grove on Saturday, July 27. Promptly at 104a spectal car moved from the corner of State and Hohmarf streets to take their guests to the grounds and when they arrived thera the grounds were found in readiness to make merry. At first came the ball game, the players chosen from the different departments. This resulted in a rout for the office department by a score cf 11 to 6. Next in line was dinner A fine dinner was served. There was a large variety and plenty of .lt. Coffee, lemonade, soda and beer, was there In plenty. Cigars for th menr &nd cn-adren The race prVKf am foUowed: 1 (Three prizes offered In twich race.) Married men's running race John A. , scherer flrBtF W- Jacques second and J. j Bardok third. j sinKie men'a running race Herbert Ball nrst Ben Labuda second and Wm. j Manuszak third. j Boys running race John Lit ran first. tq Knoerzer second and Alley Zeeler i third '- j Ladies' running raca Henrietta Stelnbach, Sadie Joice second and Anna 1 WalPC-a thirfl Girls' running race Annie Kochinek first jennie Allnut second and Mary ' Knoerzer third. . Boya- sack race John Litzan first. Herman Knoerzer second and Thomas i vrn.r.iria' iir ran.. ?il Gae-nnn ftr-at Mary Knoerzer second and Irene Weis third. Ladies' sack race Mary Bochart first. Clara Schacher sH-.ond and Mrs. Georga Knoerzer third. ' j Men's sack race Stanley Graczyk first, Ben Labuda second and Leo Knoerzer third. 1 Ladies' egg and spoon raca Rosa , Schoon first, Mrs. Claus Schrum second 1 and Catherine Kolb third. i Pig race Mike Nedoespol (some one ' said that he had the pig trained to come his way). Boat race Claude Lasater first, Julius Meyn second and Walter Prietz third. Ladies' hen race Miss Anna Walega. Ladies' drawing contest for a hammock, in which all the ladles participated, was won by Miss Rosa Schoon. Men's drawing contest for a gent's umbrella was won by William Manus zak. . , ! something doing every G. Toung's four-piece ori There was minute. B. G chestra furnished the music throughout the day. At 6 o'clock supper was served r was serveu called at the and at 7:15 the special car grounds for those who had not departed Previously. It Is estimated that there were aoout aau persons, including chlldretLOn the ground. WHEELS STOLEN IN GARY Bicycle thefts continue in Gary and as yet the police have no clew as to who Is doing the work and who has the "fence." Latest "bike" thefts are reported by Edward Smith, it was found later; Guy Griffin, Sixteenth avenue and Polk street, and Tom "Nick, Kirk yards. MOTIONS AND ORDERS 6880 George Qulgg vs. Standard Steel Car Co. Appeal dismtssed at defendant's costs, costs paid. 9335 -Citizens' German National bank vs. Hammond Garage & Livery, etc. Receiver granted leave to sell . at private sale without notice for cash. Also leave to compromise and force collection of book accounts. Receiver files report of Bale of auto supplies, etc., as listed in Inventory to Michael P. Warnimount for $314.30. . Sale approved. 9224 Merl Paul vs. Roy- Paul. Court allows plaintiff $25 attorney's fees, $12.60 of which Is payable forth- . with and $12.50 by Sept. 1, . Ifl2.

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THREE 111D VlCTllS Two Men Die As Heroes in Effort' to Save Drowning Women, f Warned too Late

(Special to The Timto.) Kankakee, 111., July 29. Mis Veda Hemstock, Walter Webster and Mrs. Paul Masteller of Hammond, and Louis Burkhalter of this city were drowned in the Kankakee river, four miles from here, yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The bodies of Miss Hemstock and Louis Burkhalter were recovered soon after the accident, but the other bodies had not been recovered at noon today. Miss Hemstock and Mrs. Masteller went In bathing In the river and ventured out too far. Webster and Burkhalter, who were on the bank watching them, warned them of their danger. Just as they shouted the warning the- young women stepped off into a hole in the river. The strong current did the rest and they were swept into deep water. In an effort to save them the young men plunged In after them. The women were panic-stricken. With the su perhuman strength born of their desperation they grappled with the men and carried them down Into the water with them. The drowning girls 1 and their he.rescuer ' us whirlpools of the rivthe . treacherou er. They sank out of " sight before Paul Masteller. who was come distance away and a good swimmer, could reach them. The work of recovering the bodies was commenced at once. The river was dragged until a late hour last night and the bodies of Miss Hemstock and Mr. Burkhalter were recovered. Miss Hemstock, together with Walter Webster and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Masteller left Hammond only last Saturday. They went to Kankakee by interurban, where they arrived In the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. i Burkhalter drove down to their camp' from Kankakee to visit them. The young folks had been in swimming but a Bhort time when they were drawn into the whirlpool of the river. Their lack of knowledge of the dangers of river bathing is said to account for the accident. This Is the sixth death that has taken place at the river this season. The coroner has been notified and the relatives will be given permission to remove the bodies as soon as possible. AGING PUNS DEVELOPING Plans for the re-stablishment of raeinsr in Lake and Porter counties !are now being activeij Q Hammond, Bast ChicaKO promoters mi3 are now being actively pushed by the Chicago and xed in the deal. Whether the racing Is scheduled to beJn ag BOOn as Governor Marshall goes out of ofnce the first of the year remains to be seen. Nnr A. F. Kaottn' Fan The paimy days of Roby and i Forsyth are to be revived by the old I crowd. Advantage of the state law which permits racing 30 days in each county will permit of a sixty-day circuit in thia part of the state by having tracks in Lake and Porter counties. One track, it is said, will be, at Porter near Attorney A. P. Knotts farm and summer resort st Mineral Springs. Just where the-Lake county track is to be cannot be learned but Roby or Black Oak In southwest Gary. A conference was held the other day in Gary as to the size and plans for the porter county track. ANOTHER TRACTION POWWOW The Gary common council will hold another traction pow-wow tonight at which time It may ratify the batch of franchises that will rermlt of through Crown Point cars and through air line service from Hammond to South Bend. It was Intended to pass the franchise Friday night but some one forgot to provide the, aldermen with copies in advance and as the old days of juggling franchises are over with the council took no chances. ARE TOU REAEniNQ THE TI3CEBS1

Attorney W. 3. McAJeer, an uncle of Miss Hemstock, arrived last evening and took charge of the arrangements for the removal of the bodies to Hammond. Om B4y tn Hammond. The body of Miss Hemstock arrived in Hammond on the Michigan Central train at 1:21 o'clock this afternoon, having come In to Kensington over the Illinois Central. It was removed to the undertaking establishment of Nicholas Smmerllng, where It remained until 2:80, when It was removed to the residence of W. J. McAleer, 101 Webb street. At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning' it win be removed to the Sa.ptist church, where services will be held at 10 a. m. At 11:25 the body will be shipped to Valparaiso over-the Nickel Plate railroad. The funeral procession will be formed at the depot there and will proceed to the cemetery where the Interment will take place. The funerals of Louis Burkhalter and Mrs. Paul Masteller will be held

at Kankakee at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The body of Walter Web ster has not yet been found. Roscoe Hemstock, the brother of Miss Veda Hemstock, who was drowned In the Kankakee fiver Sunday, was in Chicago Saturday night, where he remained on account, of having missed a train. : ' " ' He did not learn t the death of his sister until be happened -to pick up a -fChlcagfr paper-and-raa an .coutit -of I , . . , . news that he was not ahe to proceed ' to Hammond for several hours. Well Known In Hammond. Miss Veda Hemstock Is exceedingly well1 known both in Hammond and Valparaiso. Mrs. Hemstock, her widowed mother, teaches kindergarten in Valparaiso university. She has a sister who is attending school at Valparaiso, ana her brother, Roscoe Hemstock, is deputy county clerk at Hammond. Miss Hemstock and ""her brother have been keeping house together on Doty street. Miss Hemstock was employed as a stenographer In the office of Attorney W. J. McAleer In the Hammond building. She was 25 years of age. Walter Webster was a painttng contractor, In partnership wltn Paul Masteller in Hammond. He was well known on account of his musical talents. He was a member of a number of quartets and a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Paul Masteller was a sister-in-law of Mr. Burkhalter of Kankakee, 111. That probably accounts,, for the selection of a camping place near that city. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made, but It Is expected that the funeral of Miss Hemstock will be held In Hammond on Wednesday and the interment" will be in Oak Hill cemetery. ALOES PILL KEEPS UNCLE IKE WELL 8anAtor Stephenson. Uncle Ike Stephenson. O. lu senator from Wisoouatn. has given out the secret of bis robust oid age. It is ail due to the aloes pUL "What's good for a horse Is good for a man. says' tbe senator. "When a horse is nick a veterinarian gives him a pill with aloes tn it and he soon gets welL For 39 years 1 have been taking a pill with aloes In It once a day and I have never suffered from Indigestion." Uncle Ike is eighty-three years old. and is still very boyish. He says he thinks of giving up his senatorial toga and becoming a physic la a.

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