Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 61, Hammond, Lake County, 4 September 1912 — Page 1

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VOL. VII., NO. 61.

HAMMOND, INDIANA,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1912.

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NEW YORK SYNDICATE BACKED BY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PLANS NEW CITY IN TEXAS TO RIVMl GALVESTON AND NEW ORLEANS

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GARY THREATENS TO QUIT LEAGUE Protested Hammond Game and President M' Aleer Decision Arouses Gary to White Heat '

John Hy. Hammond, m.p .howlng location of proposed new elty n Texas, and Frank A. Vanderllp. A New Tork syndicate, backed by j building a new1 city which wiU rtvaJ Williams & Son of Richmond. The millions of dollars, and organized for Galveston and New Orleans. Swenson brother

the purpose of capturing the Panama vi1!fdl,?s-thi8Lpro31St r Frank r ; f.e ranches in the world at Spur., la tr.. ,. nftn landerl'P-... John Hays Hammond. , West Texas.

btlUmOB, Samuel M c Roberts, ( - The site of the new cltv la about

canal trade, has purchased 15,000 acres at the mouth of the Brazos river in Texas, with the end in view of

James

tr. u. Brown, is. f. swenson ana a. 1 100 miles west of Galveston. Thera

A. awenaon or Mew York and Jonn t are large sulphur fields near by.

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RED HOT CAtfAO BY DURBI

Republican Candidate " for

DIP$ffiD FliME FIELD

GARY IDI

That the ganir Of -dips, who have been

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! picking; the pocket Of Hammond eo

Governor Will Leave - no ,Ple av "d lucrative w i 6ary

A stubborn fight Is on in the Hammond city council on the question of installing ths ornamental light system in the business district, and bad blood came to the surface at the meetins last night as a result.

Councilman Kane did most of thel

cain-ralsing. The lie was passed in one instance and In another Councilman Hower was charged with holding his seat illegally for the reason that he is no longer a resident of Hammond. A number of business men who came to watch the progress of the light ordinance remained to the finish, because of the excitement that had been created. Three Were Absent. Councilmen Stodola, Cotton and Schutz were absent, leaying twelve, who split evenly on the llgh,t question. The first test of forces came on accepting the majority report of the committee on streets and alley, sign

ed by John Kane and John Moriarty. Hower, who is also a member of this committee, made no minority report but voted against the acceptance of the majority report. ; The vote was as follows: Ayes, Moriarty, Eggers, Lauer, Kane, Eastwood, Kahl; nays, Whitaker, PaRcaly, Hower, Sturm, . Markmueller and Hubbard. .Mayor Smalley with the nays. m In the report eight or ten reasons were set forth why the city should not furnish the "Juice' 'after the property owners had installed the system.

AT THE HAJiIMOND COUNCIL MEETING Mayor Smalley cast deciding vote In favor of ornamental light system. Ordinance to come up for final action at next meeting. Councilman Kane charges his colleague, f Marion Hower. ninth ward councilman, with holding his seat illegally because of his absence from the city. Kane and Adam R. Ebert, president of the board of public works, Indulge in wordy altercation as a result of the former's charge of bad faith in the North Hohman street sidewalks. City public market ordinance Is adopted by unanimous vote. Ordinance requiring gas stopcock on all, buildings excepting residences introduced ' and referred to safety committee.

Stone Unturned to Bring Republican Success; Plans a Strenuous Two Months.

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The main idea in the objections was that the lights ate a luxury, and that it would be false economy to Install them, as they would benefit only the business district at the expense of the whole city. Four Petitions Received. Thus far there are four petitions on the light question; the original one is signed by the property owners In the

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FRIGHTFUL

Ivory. Wet and bedraggled passengers got on at every station and few got off before reaching Hammond. Most of them had gone to the country from ttte cities for the week-end and Labor day. Fox's brain evidently did not figure out that these same people de-

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fillNING COMPANY OPENS UP OFFICES

COMING TO , LAKE COUNTY TIMES Bl'RKAl', AT STATE CAPITAL.. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 4. "W. T. Durbin will make a, thorough campaign of the entire state following the Marlon meeting on Sept. 12 and will visit every county. A part of the tour, especially that part In northern Indiana will be made In an automobile. He will speak at Elwood on September 13; at a big rally at Brook, in the Tenth district, on September 16, and at Peru on September 17. Then he will start for a speaking trip In northern Indlara, which will Include Angola, LaGrange, South Bend, Elkhart, LaPorte, Hammond, Gary and many other places. James E. aWtson also will be one of the speakers at Brook.

is the BtorTes told by many victims to

the police.

One of the heaviest losses known is

the one that befell an old German from Chicago who got on a South Shore car

Monday evening at the Gary station.

Two suspicious looking characters were

noticed on the car and they were warn

ed by the conductor to cease Jostling

the passengers. Robbed of 9235.

When the car arrived at Kensington

the pasenger reported to the conductor that his wallet containing $235 was missing. Search was then made for the two suspicious looking jostlers but they had left the car a few minutes before.

This train left Gary a little after nine

o'clock Monday night.

A business agent for a local union

was robbed of his purse containing $24

Passengers on Gary and Interurban and the Crown Toint cars also made com

plaints. Another favorite haunt of the Chica

go picpockets is at the union depot in

Gary and at the Lake Shore station n

Indiana Harbor. On Sundays whtn

these stations are crowded the dips find

a good field for their operation

Funeral Is Held.

The funeral of Mrs. William Last, 18J

I Wilcox street, was held from the Ger

man Lutheran church this afternoon at . 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Claus conducted

, the services and interment was made at Greenwood cemetery in the family 'lot.

CLAYTON MYSTERY COMES UP

Gary may withdraw from the Northern Indiana League. The statement of President W. J. McAleer of the Northern Indiana Baseball Association, published in yesterday's Times has stirred

up a hornet a nest In Gary and within the league. . Many of the followers of

the sport and those who have read the constitution and bylaws are of the

opinion that President McAleer has gone beyond his province in attempting to rescind the action of the board of directors at .their last meeting in Val

paraiso a week ago last Monday night, awarding the protested game of June

23 between Hammond and Gary, to Gary. Call Attention to Clause.

Attention has been called to a clause

the bylaws which expressly states

that the directors shall be sole arbiters in questions of contested games.

Manager TJmpleby of Gary is so firmly I convinced of McAleers false position 1

What Really. Caused tire

Death of Robert Clayton,

Who Drove Hack on Fatal Trip for John Messmaker

Three Weeks Ago?

BURNHAM CLERK

SAID TO BE MISSING

M'ALEER STANDS ; PAT ON DECISION President W. J. McAleer ot the Northern Indiana Baseball League' on being interviewed over the long! distance phone at Crown Point this morning by THE TIMES sporting editor said: ' "I will stand by my , ruling, , made in yesterday's Times and whatever may come up I will not change the decision. The directors at the meeting at Valparaiso had no right nor power to give the protested GaryHammond game to Gary as can be seen by the reply received from B. B. Johnson."

night at which, meeting Mr. Umpleby will receive instructions as to the course for him to pursue. It Is understood that Gary has a number of

grievences directed against the Ham-

is outlined in his statement In last

night's Times, that he refuses to con-1 mond team ln whlch tney ciaim vlola-

sider it senousiy. xiowever f tlon of the by-laws, and unless these proved the last straw which has ,vloiations are corrected, Gary will brought about a climax ln the relations probabiy withdraw from the league.

One Case In Point.

between Gary and "President McAleer,

which threatens a rapture. Special Meeting Is Called.

A special meeting oi me jary commercial club has been called for to-

One of the cases is the signing of three players, Clark. Maybaum and

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ALLEGED-RES ORTER BECOMES VICIOUS George Rosenbaum of West Hammond Faces Charges in Court.

Pleads Guilty. ; Following an. assault upon F.'Zumba of East Hammond nearly a month ago, Martin Gum of Hegewisch plead guilty to the charges before Judge Barnett ln the city court this morning, receiving a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $14.30. At the time of the fight and assault a warrant was sworn out for Sum's ar-

j rest, who upon hearing of the warrant, ' made his get away. Upon returning

Sunday he was, arrested by the Hammond police. -

George J. Harnak, president

general manager of the Hammond Min

ing company, has opened offices la the

vmzens eanit Dunaing in

Hammond,

75,000

If the directors on the C. & O. railroad want to do something for the good of the service several hundred

people who were compelled to ride ln ; and from there he will sell

a coach and a half, and may others 1 shares of capital stock, who were left at the stations jester-' The first 25,000 shares are to be sold day evening because they could not ! at 6 cents a share, the next 25,000. wedge a foot into the crowded cars, I shares at 7 cents and the third 25.000

reaoy to suggest tnat Air. J,

TIMES Bl'RRAl", AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 4. former Governor Winfleld T. Durbin, Republican nominee for Governor, is planning to planning to open the campaign within a short time, and to make the opening a red hot one. He fs working on the speech which he will deliver at that time. The place of delivery has not yet been settled. Mr. Durbin has never laid claim to being a polished orator, but he has a way of speaking that impress shis hearers. He talks to them instead of indulging in flowery

! oratory, and when he has finished a speech the people understand every and i word of it. This makes his speeches

j strong and Impressive. J It is the intention of Mr. Durbin, as 1 stated here, to make an energetic cam-

WIFE OF DEAD AVIATOR ELOPES

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A. 1 shares are to be sold for 10

Fox, superintendent of the Cincinnati division, be dumped into the discard. Apparently he is the original "damn the public" policy man, and a phrenological examination of his skull would foslbly show It to be made of eolid

share. Mr. Harnak says this stoc'X will go up to 50 cents by the first of the year, as the company's ore mine la getting better right along.

lOt HEADU1G THJ3 TUUBSI

Higgins Funeral. The remain of Ivan Higgins, the 2-

cents a I year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Hig

gins, 267 Hoffman street, were shipped to Crown Point on the 8.10 Krle this morning, from where they were shipped to Woodington, O., over the Pennsylvania. Funeral services and interment will .occur at WeecUaaloo,

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The death of Robert Clayton of Hammond, following the discovery that he is an important witness of the incidents which preceeded the death of John Messmaker, has added a new and mysterious phase to the West Hammond situation. The very chronology of the case, the sequence of events, makes the case one that would deeply interest the expert criminal investigator., 1. Bob Clayton was the hack driver who drovJohn Messmaker and the human vampire who is supposed to have caused his death about the streets of West Hammond.

2. Clayton was cnlled as a witness at the Inquest that was held over the remains of Messmaker and confided to

a Hammond business man that he was worried about the case and knew more than he cared to tell. He said that he did not want to become involved -In It, indicating that it was a bad mess. 3. Clayton suddenly died after having been removed to St. Margaret's hospital. The fact that he has had stomach trouble for months disarmed the suspicion that would naturally be aroused by his deafh. Story Is Scouted. While the death of Clayton Is being featured by the Chicago papers an investigation here in Hammond indicates that his demise was expected as a result of tuberculosis of the bowels. Dr. Luke Kelly attended the young man and told his friends several weeks (Continued on Page 8.)

Lewis Cohen, an attorney from Chi

cago, according to Perry 8. Patterson, the attorney for Mayor K. M. Wosciynskl of West Hammond, was viciously . assaulted by George Rosenbaum, the . proprietor of the Astor House, when he I visited West Hammdnd for the purpose of ascertaining .for his clients just j what property Rosenbaum has. - t

Cohen s clients are said to hold a judgment for $6,000 against Rosenbaum and when the latter secured so much publicity through his complaint against Mayor Wosczynski, the investigation of Rosenbaum's resources was authorized. Cohen arrived in West Hammond and innocently asked the location of the Aftor House. He was referred to Ros

enbaum, himself. When he explained his mission he alleges that he was at once assaulted. Rosenbaum, or the man who slugged Cohen, is described as being dark complexioned, had black hair and wore a soft shirt. He was said to have had lots of diamonds on his person. As a result of the assault there will be two cases filed. One will be a civil

action to recover the property and the j

other will be a criminal action against j Rosenbaum himself. ' I Cohen claims that Rosenbaum's ring j lacerated his face terribly- nd that he :

was severely heaten ty the west Hammond resort keeper. He said that he was knocked down and warned to get out of town.

BILL. Tour old favorite has arrived. Come quick and get your UNION SCOUT SCRAP Hurry 1 Save the tickets for premiums.

PARDEE AND KNIGHT WITH PROGRESSIVES

Mrs. Eugena

N'ews cornea from San Frcnclsco that Mrs. Eugene Ely, wif of the aviator who' lost his Ufa ln an aeroplane accident last October, has eloped. Her new husband la raid to b a hoteA .QW.Pf thttQoldJaUflfttajUJW- . -

Wife Is Recovering. . Martin Finneran received word from Hudson. Mich., today to the effect that his wife is very much better. He says that there will be no permanent injuries as a result of-the accident. The only thing will be a bad scar on her

throat where it was torn in the fall. " Finneran is delighted, to know that ShOW SeaSOn ' OtJeilS.

Returns from Vacation. I H. R. Schneider, proprietor of the i Hammond Building buffet, returned to ; Hammond last evening after a four ' months' vacation which he spent with friends in LaSalle county officials. Mr. Schneider shows with much pride a pair of calloused hands, which he acquired on the farm, and his general appearance is as though he made daily raids on the chicken coop and the dairy.

she will be able to get back home as

soon as now seems probable.

Meet Last Night. G. W. Briggs, International auditor of the teamsters' union, and Steve Gunner and Robert Fritschle of the Chicago joint council attended the meeting of the Lake county joint council of teamsters' union in Hammond last night. The meeting was held In Weis' hall and was an unusually good one.

Hammond is a good show town with

out a question of a doubt. While they were turning people away at the Orpheum theatre on Sunday and Monday nights. "The Third Degree," which played Sunday, and "The Thief," which played Monday, attracted large sized audiences. "The Thief" played to an exceptionally large apdlence at the matinee performance, which was put on at a flat rate of 25 cents; This kind of a matinee promises to become very popular.

Or. Caorge C.

Pardee and Kniflnw.

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La Vendor Cigars are pronounced e ceptionaOly good by aU smokers.

j The LaVendor Cigar la a horn prod

Met, Non better. , ?

Cutting loos from lha ReDublcan

f organization la which Ibey avb been

prominent workers (or years. George' A. Knight and Dr. George C Parde have become leaders of the Progressiva party In California. Knight was for many years Republican national committeeman from his state. Par dee u formerly governor of Call-, fomla and was a Roosevelt delegate! at the Republican national coaraa-

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