Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 36, Hammond, Lake County, 30 July 1912 — Page 1

EVEBJMG EDITION VrBiATHK.lt. FAIR TODAT .ND TOMORROW: LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS. TIME VOL. VE, NO. 36. HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Numbers 2 Cents Copy.) COMMERCE CHAMBER BUYS FEAR OF REVENGE MAKES WITNESSES SLOW TO TESTIFY IN ROSENTHAL CASE

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Hammond's Premier Civic Body Has Secured Splendid Home Into Which New Members Are to Be Invited; College Men Decide to Preserve Identity of Their Organization.

The Hammond Chamber of Com-sale merce last night purchased the lease, furniture and equipment of the University Club of Hammond for a consideration of 11.600. This will enable the University Club to pay oft all of Its Indebtedness and will give It a small surplus besides. By the arangement that was made the identity of tho University Club 1 to be preserved. The club Is to have the exclusive use ef the club rooms on one afternoon and one evening each week. This will make It possible for the University Club members to continue their social functions and to preserve their Identity. The club members lre to have the same rights in the rooms as the members of the Chamber of Commerce. The deal Is a splendid one for the Hammond Chamber of Commerce for the reason that this organisation Is able to secure the best equipment in the city at the rate of fifty cents on the dollar. The sale proved the contention of the members of the University Club that the organisation is solvent for enough money was realised from the ale to pay off every dollar of the club's obligations. At the time of the FLUE OUST Sr. (OTHERS 11(11

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rible Death When He Is Buried Under Tons of Material; Fellow Worker Delays Accident Report. An unfortunate accident happened at the blast furnace of the Inland mill at Indiana Harbor Sunday afternoon in which Mike Pete was smothered to death and his body ltteraly roasted. The victim who was an employe at the mill was engaged with Vasilla Zasllovich In making a gondola car ready to receive flue dust from a hopper under neath which the car had been set. In I some way the catch on the hopper was released and tons upon tons of the red hot material was precipitated upon Pete who was in the car directly underneath, smothering him to death. (Continued on pan five.) SOCIETY CIRL WEDS -U. S. ARMY OFFICER I. J. ' o -til . v ' v -v, "'if-': ' ' Sally Gsrllngton. . A fashionable wedding took place In Washington on July 24, when Miss Sally Darlington, popular society girl, and Lieutenant Harry Dwiglit Chamberlain. Seventh United States cavalry, were married In be ' John's Episcopal church. A small reception followed the wedding at tho heme of the bride's parents. Mrs. Chamberlain Is the daughter of Brigadier General and Mrs. Garlington. and is a niece of Major General Franklin Bell. U. S. A. She met her husband. WbUe . la. the Philippine on a visit.

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the University Club's asset wtrt twice a largs as Its liabilities. Consideration $1,000. The deal was made at a Joint meet ing of the officers and directors of the two organisations whlch'was held In the rooms of the University Club last evening. The directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce first dellberaV ed and then announced that it would receive a proposition from the direc tors of the University Club. The directors of the University Club then deliberated and decided to accept 11.600 for the assets of the club. The proposition was then stated and the directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce accepted the offer. Each organiaztion then selected a representative .to draw up the bill of sale and make the agreement under which the two organisations would jointly occupy the rooms. The sale Is to take effect August 1. The University Club will now go ahead with its program of social ac tivities for the season and the Hammond Chamber of Commerce will pre pare ror a period of great activity. The best of feeling prevails between the two organisations as a . result of the deal. PRINCIPLES BY USERS Boss of So-Called Progressive Party in Lake Countyf Committee to Name Delegates. Crown Point, Ind., July 10. " Tfc.e progressive party will put a county, district &nd state ticket in the field next November as a result of the decision that was reached-by that party organization at Central Music hall In Crown Point yesterday. There was one faction which urged that the progressive of 'the county j ought to content themselves with the selection of delegates to the state convention and to the national convention at Chicago. There was another faction, however, headed by A. F. Knotts, who has been a perennial candidate for congress on every conceivable ticket, that wanted to put a complete ticket in the field. This faction dominated the convention. In fact one of the significant things about the new party is the fact that It Is being dominated by A. T. Knotts from the very start. Those who know how brother A. F. and brother Tom have worked together in the past are convinced that the whole thing is a deal to put the control of the political situation in the hands of a bl. partisan crowd haded by the Knottses. j The conspiracy Is . to force A. F. Knotts to the front as the progressive (Continued on Page 8.) SUES FOR INJURY TO HAND C. E. Amen by Mary Amen, his next friend, has started an action for $10,000 damages against the Standard J Steel Car company on account of the loss of a thumb and forefinger in the plant of the company. Ten thousand dollars damages is asked. The case was filed by Attorneys J Bomberger, Sawyer & Curtis, who allege In the complaint that the plaintiff released his claim for the sum of 1, but afterwards rescinded the release. TILLMANITES WALLOPED Captain Tillman's warriors of the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company were simply walloped at Michigan City Saturday afternoon when the sister company's baseball team run up an uneven score of 17 to,t 1. Whether the Michigan City ball park was too fast for the Hammond aggrel gatlon or whether they were outclassed is not-known, but Captain Tillman states that all that he wants Is another opportunity. Although . Michigan City only scored four hits, they made 17 runs, so It must have been some game. A week from Saturday Michigan City will play at Hammond.

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Sam New Tork, July SO. Pear ef revenge at the hands of ast Side gangsters. among whom are Sam Paul and "Bridgie Webster, ever present in the minds of witnesses 'in the Rosenthal murder case, makes the efforts of the prosecuting authorities to find the slayers of the murdered New Tork gambler, seem almost hopless. It is this fear which has blocked the authorities In other similar cases. Again and again murderers In New York have gone unpunished because material witnesses have not dared to tell the truth. The East 81de gamblers the men who killed Rosenthal are ruthless. It goes without saying that the life of no one who offers testimony against them In the Rosenthal invest!FUNERAL FOR MISS HEQSTOCK TOMORROW Interment Will Be Made in Hammond; Walter Web ster's Body Is IouncL Miss "Veda Hemstock, 'one of ' the victims of-the terrible drowning accident in the Kankakee river, near Kan kakee, 111., will be Interred in Ham- i mond In the Oak Hill cemetery In stead of Valparaiso, as was at first expected. The body woill leave the bouse at 9:30 o'clock on Wednesday, the funeral services will be held at the Baptist church at 10 o'clock and the interment will be after the services. " This change was decided upon by the mother of the. deceased. The body of "Walter Webster was recovered this noon, and arrangements were made to ship it to Hammond at once for Interment. An unceasing search had been made for it since Sunday. The body Is due to arrive in Hammond on the Michigan Central at 10:48 p. m. Mrs. Paul Masteller, 60S Indiana avenue, Hammond, and her brother-in-law, Louis Burkhalter o Kankakee, the other two victims of the Sunday tragedy at Kankakee, were burled at a double funeral at Kankakee this afternoon, services having been held at 2 o'clock. As far as Is known there were but two . eyewitnesses to the accidents which, claimed the four lives. Pauls. Masteller is said to have been In the water bathing, but too far away from the drowning women to go to their aid lntlme. The other witness was -Mrs. Burkhalter, whose fate It was to ! see her hjband drown In an effort to save his sister-in-law. J WHEEL THIEVES STILL ACTIVE Bicycle thefts still continue In Hammond and, although"- the police have made a number of efforts to locate the thief who is doing the work, no clues of Importance has been learned. The j last theft was reported yesterday by Thomas W. Beggs, 483 State street, the wheel being taken from in front of Schmuser's paint store. Description: Old wheel, painted black, 22-lnch frame, new front tire, old G. & J. tire on rear wheel, coaster brake, left grip wrapped with tape. BOY SCOUTS RETURN. ,The Hammond boy scouts who have been enjoying camp life at Crystal liake, Mich., during the past two weeks, returned home Saturday night not only in the best of health, but brought back with them honors of six first class scouts, four second class scouts and a number of prises which i they won In entering various contests. Two of the boy scouts who went further north did not come back with the other members. THERE ARE MORE THAN THREE TIMES MORE TIMES CIRCULATED EVERT DAT THAN ALL, THE OTHER DAILT PAPERS IN LAX si COUNTY PUT TOGETHER,

Paul gatlon will be safe. - John Reisler, the barber called In to testify against "Bridgie Webber, knew this when on the stand he succeeded in forgetting; about all he had ever known concernmg the case. Other witnesses are holding back valuable Information. This Is not due to sympathy with the cause of ' Rosenthal's slayers. It is the result of fear. Witnesses are not . only - afraid of gamblers; they fear also the police. They believe the police played a large part in the murder of Rosenthal and would not hestitate at the destruction of anyone else who" might be in any way instrumental In revealing the corrupt relations between .gamblers and police in New York City. lERfl CLEARED OF Miss Virginia Brooks, the West Hammond reformer, and her ancient foe, Martin "Finneran, former village clerk, met again today, this time in the Cook county criminal court, before juig.e Lockwood Honore, for the trial of Finneran on the charges of embezzlement of $2,700 of the village's funds. Finneran scored a clean victory, for by the time the state had introduced its evidence Judge Honore Instructed the jury to find for the defendant, and delivered himself of an opinion which was in effect that such a suit was entirely uncalled for, as Finneran had acted within his rightsSeveral years ago Finneran as tax collector collected $2,700 from the Michigan Central, and while Miss Brooks charged that he had embezzled the money. Judge Honore held that, according to the statels own evidence.. Finneran had applied the money properly, and that at the time he was empowered to expend It for the city's use. In retaliation for Miss Brooks' action Martin Finneran Is. preparing to bring civil suits against her, one for criminal libel and another for malicious prosecution. HEGEViiSC H BOY IS GROUND UNDER TRAIN j One of the most shocking accidents j that has occurred in Hegewisch In some time was witnessed by a large crowd of workmen at the Ryan crosSr ing this morning, when 7-year-old John Shoyock, 13401 Erie avenue, was caught between an Erie freight and passenger train, resulting In the young lad's loss of both legs, one arm and internally injured. - The young lad was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Western Steel hospital In charge of Drs. Winters and Brown. From there he wa6 rushed to St. Margaret's hospital Hammond, where the attending phfelcians give little hopes for his recovery. From what can be learned the young lad was picking up coal at what is known as the Ryan crossing. He noticed the Erie passenger train, due In Hammond at 11:50, and getting out of the way he stepped In front of an Erie freight train. Which train cut off his legs and arm Is not known, but he was thrown between the two trains, his body being found , between the two tracks after the trains had g-one by. Evidently neither train kneew they had struck anybody, as they did not stop. A large number of workingmen. returning from the Western Steel Car works, saw the shocking accident and turned their heads in horror when they saw the boy's danger to avoid seeing him ground to pieces. The boy's parents reside in Hegewisch, his father being employed as a laborer.

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HI KILLED BY LIVE WIRE

A. J. Jacobs of Hammond, Working for Northern In diana Gas Co., Hurled From Pole cago. '" at East Chi- . i A. J. Jacobs of Hammond an employe of the Northern Indiana Gas & Elec tric Company was killed at 9:30 o'clock this morning while at work raising the company's wires which cross the canal on Chicago avenue in ast Chicago, by being electrocuted by a live wire. Mr. Jacobs was a member of a gang of men who were at work at the point named and was on a pole just west of the canal and on the south side of the street. There are eight company wires supported by this pole all of which were supposed to be dead. While at work his shoulder touched one of the wires on the upper cross which apparently was alive, for Immediately after touching the wire Jacobs dropped, and was only saved from falling to the ground by his safety belt, which held htm until brought down by companions. He was not dead when' he reached the ground and Officer Arthur Lee who was there, immediately Jumped into Street Commissioner Oustafson's (buggy and drove to Dr. Schlleker's 'office for medical assistance. Doctor ISchlleker hurried to the scene but Jacobs was dead when he reached him. Pntmotor Prattles. ' Preparations, .arebelsgj. ..'inada. for work tc begin on a new bascule bridge across the canal at the point where the acident occurred and the Electric com pany was having their wires raised on that account. Mr. Jacobs who was apparently about 30 years old is a new man with the company, having gone to work for them Saturday fofthe first time. The body was taken to Hubers morgue on Forsythe avenue. The company's pulmotor was rushed to East Chicago from Hammond and applied, but without avail. It Is thought however that If It could have been used immediately, that Jacobs' life might have been saved. Mayor Smallev today called a nubile mass meeting to be held next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, in the city hall, for further discussion of the proposed plans to install the ornamental lighting system in the business district. Some time ago he appointed a citizens committee with W. C. Belman as chairman, - and in the meantime this body has been gathering facts and figtires which thev nmnosft to submit to . the taxpayers. The mayority of this committee will recommend the Installa- . . . , , . ..... . , ... tlon of the lighting system on the stlpi.. fht ,h. .k-. triclty and maintenance be paid out of the city's funds, the theory being that this is the only practlcalay In which to make a. system a success. The property owners in the business district are expected to Install the system. , jn vcw ot the fact that a general levy would be required for the electricity and maintenance, and every property owners thereby affected. Mayor Smalley has decided to call the mass meeting so that all interests may have a hearing. There Is not a provision as to how the matter could be submitted to the people under a referendum vote, and so Mayor Smalley takes the next best step. FANS DISAPPOINTED. There were a number of disappointed fight fans in Hammond yesterday afternoon who were expecting to get a glimpse-" of Ad Wolgast, who was to have made Jimmy Clabby a short visit. But Wolgast never put In his appearance, and why he did not show up Is not known. Jimmy Clabby left for Milwaukee, "Wis., last night on a short business trip, expecting to be back by tonight or tomorrow morning. It is thought that Jimmy is making arrangements for his fight with Mike Gibbons or McGooorty on Labor day, where they will be seen , in a twenty-round - battle at New Orleans.

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Provided and By Gary Ratification of four franchises by the Gary common council last night and their immediate signing by the mayor was a move of the greatest importance to Northern Indiana cities and of which they will attain the principal benefits thereof this week. Solution of a two-year old traction fight affecting the Ridge road district; the consummation of a five year's of efforts to link Gary and LaPorte, also Hammond and South Bend and intermediate points by a new route competing with the South Shore system; and. last but not least, direct cars from the Gary steel mills to the Crown Point square are some of the things that will be realized this week. FOTJR FRANCHISES PASSED. Franchises ratified last night were: One to the Gary & Southern railway giving It the right to operate In Broadway from Calumet bridge to the steel mills over the Gary & Interurban tracks. . One to the Gary A Interurban railway giving it the right to operate south from the Calumet , bridge- over tho 43ary A -Southern tracitsto the Ridge road district, and -later .to the AFTER DIRTY As a protection against Impure milk, Ice cream and other germ breeders, following a crusade which has been started In Chicago, City Sealer Frank O'Rourke of Hammond and the state food inspector are making a thorough nvestlgatlon of the existing condi tions in the various dairies and milk tatlons of Lake county. Hammond and vicinity was the scene ; of their first Investigation where last 'week 24 samples were secured and j ' Bnt to the tate chemist at Indianap;oUs- A report was made by the state j chemist, to the effect that all with the exception of one sample were found pure, the only exception being a case In which the milk did not come up to the required standard of fats, according to the state chemists report. The sample was . secured from 1 Elsters dairy at 22 Sibley street HamTnond and "ns to his statement. ' th" mllk WM JU9t 88 he had bouht Elsters arrest was caused and he will . , . be trJ'd before Judge Frest on a charge of selling Impure milk and vlo-t lating the state food law. City Sealer O'Rourke also secured samples of ice cream from all dealers in Hammond, the state chemist reporting that in each case the cream was found to be of a better grade than the law required. The investigation la not to stop In Hammond according to Mr. O'Rourke who states that samples of milk and ice cream have ben secured from the dealers in Gary and sent to the state chemist by the state food Inspector. Other dairies and milk stations In Lake county will he subjected to close scrutiny. 1 . v CLERK HAAGE A PROUD PAPA City Water Clerk Henry Haage has been one of the proudest mortals In Hammond since last Saturday when a healthy. 11 pound baby girl arrived at his home. Mrs. Ifaage is reported getting along 'nicely. Of course Henry was a little disappointed when he learned that the baby was a girl, as he had banked on having a hunting companion this fall and now will have to hunt a new vocation for the new member of the family. UED THINGS THAT TOU DOWT WANT CAN BE SOLD IV TOU ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES

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What Gary Franchise Grants Mean to Northern Indiana. 1. Opening ef the Air Line with ears from HanuAond to South Bend, via Gary mad Laoorte, this week. 3. Tkrrach oara from the Gary steel mills to Crown Point la a day or two. a. A nickel faro, Instead ot fifteen -cent one, from the Gary teel mills to East Gary If commutation tickets are nought. 4. Through Gary . A Interarban a service to Ridge ' road district. Also a nickel fare instead of tho ten-eent rate. ' 5. Immediate bnlldtng of the East Plfth avenne division of the Gary A Interurban to the bolt and screw works, and later to Aetna. limits. One to the Gary Connecting railway permitting It to hook up at Eleventh avenue with the Gary & Interurban railway's Hammond : division. This gTant also permits the Valparaiso & Northern. Chicago. Goshen & South Bend, the Chicago, South Bend 6c Northern Indiana and all Air ' Line cars to cross Broadway. When Mayor Knotts started signing the franchises last : , night . President . (Continued cn Paire t.) H. P. HARRIS SUES LAKE SHORE Because Henry P. Harris was evict-: ed from a coach which made up one of the trains of the Lake Shore railroad and claims to have been injured when he fell down an embankment of the track elevation, he seeks through his attorneys to recover 15,000 from the railroad. The case was filed by Attorneys Gavlt and Hall. The accident Is alleged to have happened oa April 17 of this year. SOUTH SIDE MEETING. There will be a meeting of the members of the South Side Improvement association at the Wallace school building on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. It Is hoped that there will bo a large attendance. The New Emperor 4a-'- ' '-Sit.-- 'fvVK. Jt v li ii W ii V:' i ii ill "is '" 1 YOSHIHITO. : Tokio, July JO. Mutsuhlto, for forty-four years emperor of Japan, died at 12:43 o'clock i this morning. Yoshihlto. Haru-No-Mlya, reigns under the formula provided by the constitution promulgated by Mutsuhlto. Mutsuhlto, who was the 121st Emperor of Japan, passed gently away. He had' been unconscious for many hours prior to his death, end the. cmpress, the crown prince, and the moit prominent officials of the household and government were at the bedside.

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