Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 114, Hammond, Lake County, 10 October 1912 — Page 1

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HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10,1912.

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Boston, Oot. 10. The Now York Giants took tho third gimxo of tho series hero today, defeating tho Boston Rod Sox, 2 to 1. Tho irame was a pitchers' battle hotwoon Marquard and O'Brien, in which the former had the better of it. O'Brien was taken out in the seventh and Bedient finished it. The score: New York 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 02 7 1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 0 Batteries Marquard, Meyers; O'Brien, Bedient and Carrian.

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The annual reunion of the P9th Indiana Kcgiment.il association will take place in Hammond Oct. 1". . Business meetings will bo h Id during the day and a camprire in th.- evening. All

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Citizen's German National bank. The W. K. ('. and W. 1 1. Calkins post will welcome the visitors. Suitable preparations are being made for their reception by a committee appointed by the post ati.i relief corps to act in conjunction with Comrade M. Brnoy, wlio.

as a member of the !:th. was made chairman a year ar of t h e committee on a rarigements. The W. ''-. C. will provide the supper, to be followed by a stirring camp fire program. Mustered Out. This will l.- the fifti. th anniversary of the asssmidini; of this regiment and the tw. nty-'ifth anniversary of the II. B. DOUGLAS TRAVELING SUPERINTENDENT II. B. Do iglas has ben made traveling: superii t emler t of all of the plants of the Standard Steel Car Company. As such it is his duty to visit thorn all and make reoomendations. Douglas is sai,; to be one of the greatest authorities in the country on power plants and his services in this work wil be exceedingly valuable to the company. H will retain his residence in Hammond and his friends will be glad to know that he- is to be permanently a resdont of this city .

WILL YOU VOTE FOR WILSON, MR. WORKINGMAN? Gov. Wilson is running for president on the democratic ticket. In addition to being a free trader, he can't be a very good friend of union labor. How can you, Mr. Union Labor Man, vote for him? In 1905 Wilson said: '"The objection I have to Inbor unions is that they drag tho highest man to the level of the lowest." In 1J)07 Wilson said: "We speak too exclusively of the capitalistic class. There is another, as formidable an enemy to equality and freedom of opportunity as it is, and that is the chiss formed by labor. organizations and loaders of the country the class representing only a small minority of the laboring men of the country, quite as monopolistic in spirit as the capitalist, and quite as apt to corrupt and ruin our industries by their monopoly." Do you think Wilson is a friend of yours and would be for yon if he wore president, Mr. Union Labor Man?

MEN MAY BE IMPLICATED IN DESTRUCTION INDIANA HARBOR BRIDGE

Kegimental association. Their numbers are rapidly decreasing- Goingr to the front in lb 2 with !42 men, they returned, after almost three ears of continuous service, with the remnant of that brave and shattered band and joined in the grand review on I'enn-

sylvama avenue, Washington, 1 C., i May 24. ISt'o, marching in the con- : sciousness of well-earned victory, but i with only IS of the comrades left to; tell the story. This, however, is not ; surprising wh n It is remembered that this rep-intent had its part in four i treat campaigns. First, the campaign j of West Tennessee end Mississippi, ! eti '.rnina tins' ir the f-,11 of Vicksburir ! arc! t utting the confederacy in twain: I second, the campaign embracing the i

battle of Mission Kidge, relief of Knoxville, s.nlnsr of Tennessee from trie hand of tie en, my; third. Atlanta campaign during which that city was

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Attend Medical Meeting. Among the Hammond physicians who are at Indianapolis attending the annual meeting: of the Stare Mechal Society are Prs. W. F. Hovvat. H. K. Sharrer and Shankiin. Others v.-ho intended going were unable to get away.

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Moulton H. Davis and PHtllp A. Cooley (at the top), and H. W. Liiigleitner. That the executive hoard of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers deliberately planned the destruction of scores of bridges and baiidirps in all parts of the country, not erected by union labor, is the contention of L". 3. IMstriet. Attorney ("harifs Miller, who has chart?.; of the government's prosecution of the alleged dynamiters at Indianapolis. Three of the mora prominent members of this board are Philip A. Ooley, of New Orleans; II. W. Litrleitner, of Denver, and M. H. Iavis, of V. -st .,h-ster. Pa.

Indiana Harbor Pervert Should Have Thought of His Family Sooner.

Check Forging Gang Driven to Wall. Swanson Arraigned. Hill's Record Revealed.

Hold Regular Meeting.

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The Hammond L, rerfuiar meetir.q' business of import

co mo up. This heini? Iliiey Week in honor of t!ie Ifoetsier poet. Mrs. Sawyer the librarian has arranged an attractive display of Kiley pictures in the library and given sjieeial attention to the patrons seekinir his literature.

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A preat deal has been said about the.

"Tangerous Employment" act which was passed at the recent session of the j legislature. This morning- Judge Vir- j eril s. Reiter made a ruling which is! .one of the first judcial expressions as i ; to the constitutionality of the act. i , The case was that of William fJay vs. ! the Kartlett Hayward Company and the ' Northern Indiana Gas Pompanv in i whicii lay broke his back while work-! " on ,h 'aro pas holder south of! Fast Chicago. j The Ne.rtaern Indiana Gas Company' by its attorneys, Bomborgrer, Sawyer ! and Curtis demurred to the complaint. ! The court over-ruled the demur on the I grounds taat the owner as well a the! ! contractor is liable in case of accident j j if the owner contributes to the nog!!- i i tienoe of the contractor by not insisting ! on precautionary measures hin taken. I ' Th accident happened Oecetnber 22 : mil. Since that time Gay has Iain in'j

""rutai in a critical conditou.

s i.e. tared to bo remarkable that Hvinsj at ail.

(lay is represented by the f.rm of Mi'Malion and Conroy and tfce Hartlett Hay ward Company is represented bv ! William J. Whinnery. The Northern : Indiana Gas and Kiectric Company ex- ; pected to escape liability through their agreement with the contractor that he

as.-umeft all Iiabiltty for accident

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fusion, it is irr possible for pany to delcat ' its Iial.il ty

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, Should the ruling be unhld by the supreme court it would change the ivracii.-o of sr.ores of concerns which now force the contractor to assume all risks in builditgs and a single acci

dent misht wipe out tiie entire fortune of a contractor.

JURY IS CALLED H3R MOM State Cases Come up in Lake Superior Court Today.

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Tho jury in Judge Virgil S. Iteiter's court has been called again for next Monday. It was dismissed temporarily: on account of tho re-setting' of the eases. : The jury in Jtidsre IViwrence Beck- ; er's court was not dismissed but ad- j journ d temporarily until Wednesday i when other criminal cases wil be taken 1 up. : The. case of Wil Mam Sa eer. the 'man J who shot his wife and is cha"?cd with assault and battery with inteat to kill, will come up then. The illness of j. K. , lloore. win) r-presen t s Saser. provPlHe.rl iiis taking- tip thf case tod.iy. JudKe U'icker today considered the case of Kdwarrl K.'tikowfki wli'ni Isaac Stanford prosecuted for cruelty to his daughter. The case was continued for 30 days to pivc Renkowski a chance to 1 send iiis daughter to school. Stanford is not a truant officer but represents! the humane society. i

Starilius Kummecowski, the Indiana Harbor mora! pervert and social men ace for whom a Hammond paper and II. K. Grander have been seeking to arouse sympathy, was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail at Crown Point by Judsu Johannes Kopelke Tuesday. He-was found eruilty of tho charge of assault and batterv. the only charsre

upon which he could be held, although I

it was tiro veil that he was guilty of bestial offen.-e against nature for which there certainly otmht to be a penalty. His victim w as a !! for several weeks. Kummi eowsk i's crime is unspeakai 'e. the- details are unprintable but it was impossible to hold him longer un der the charges that have been preferred against him. It was shown that the poverty and distress in his homo was the result of his own worthb-ssness and that his freo dom would not help his family much. So it was the fact that no charge could be discovered that would cover his case resulted in his conviction on the" minor charge. These arefhe facts as related by Pepnty Prosecuting Attorney Ralph W. Ross to a Times reporter today. Ross has evidence to show that the conduct of the defendant was bestial and men have been lynched for acts far less serious. Kummecowski will ho

watched for further evidences of his perverted nature and will be arrested again at the first opportunity. In the meantime the family will have to get along fir 30 days at least.

Chief of Police Leo McCormick of East Chicago and Sheriff Thomas Grant deserve the credit for the capture of Arthur Hill, alias "Cow Boy" one of the most clever forgers that ever visited the Calumet region. Hill and a number of associates are the men who cleaned up the Indiana Harbor business men for several thousand dollars one pay day recently. Three of them, John Church alias "Little Jeff," Edward Brooks and Gus Swanson were all arrested by Chief McCormick's men in Indiana Harbor and the arrest of Arthur Hill, the notorious half-breed crook, cleans up the gang. M 11)13 IMPORTANT C APT I" RE. Chief McCormick of East Chicago and Sheriff Grant of Lake County are receiving scores of congratulations as a result of the important capture they have made. McCormick and Grant have both been at Columbus where they saw Hill arid

learned that he is to be taken back to the Ohio State reformatory at Manstield to serve 24 years, the remaining part of his sentence for the crime of burglary. The manner in which these men were caught reflects credit on the men who worked so faithfully to bring about the capture. Following the arrest of the trio on the-charge of being responsible for the issue of worthless checks in Indiana Harbor ''Little Jeff"

confessed all he knew regarding the others. HILL BRAINS OF QUARTETTE. The police authorities came to the conclusion from what "Little Jeff'' told

SWANSON IS ARRAIGNED

George SnsuHon, one of the four meu captured by the police of East Chicago on the charge of passing worthlens checks ut Indiana Harbor, was arraittned In court In Hammond this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge. On account of bla having given valuable information which, lead to the arrest of the others he Ttas sentenced to only X to S years and lined $10O and costa. The specific crime with which be wh charged was that of passing: worthless check, to Edward Bailey and receiving 954.70 for It. The check was a perfect reproduction of the Inland Steel Company checks and the name of li. A. tried was forged. H. A. Kriedlander Is the name of the paymaster but he slg;na his name that way. Swanson is a structural Iron worker. He Is said to have been one of the leust offensive of the quartette an ddl.I not have a criminal record.

Three Regiments from Lake County Cities Anxious to Take Part in War Against Moslems; Now Awaiting Their King's Call.

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MUi Katherlne Ellona. bCieuCt ut Alii. ivaU.oiini i.auiii, daut titer o btepiieii ti. JvUutta, tiiu Jaie seiU-tor fiuiu V.est VllUitoa. auu William F. Hitt are wonacnni, Wbether th.s interesting couple are i-j t married aoun or whetfttr they re already buebaud and v.ie. Mrs. Juatpii Letter, one ot li--d LiKiiis' most iu timattt Inenat; leccu'.ly itnurKtU that It Mia. klkuis and Mr. Kltt oai.ia to tir s.Dd said .at they uad tmtn married for the 1" - two years, (.he world not b tn the least surprised. Jd thU Is t e attitude of nearly all their Intimate frietil. Mis- fc.iK.ina and Mr. Hitt returned trvm Europe a Xe- days afro whure they spent the suiaaier In company

BY CAR ;

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MRS. ROTHSCHILD

Accident Takes Flace Yesterday on Indiana Boulevard.

V Hammond, Whiting- and Kast Chi-

capo street car No. o3, struck a horse

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aciaent yesterc.ay evening about R 'AO

o'clock when ho broke a srn.il! bone in her foot. Mrs. Kothschikl was stepping out of an electric runabout when her ankie turned over, resulting in a sraa'l bone breakinjar in her ankle. Although painful an i unf Me to use the injured member, Mrs. Rothschild is reported pettinsr alons nicely and her many friends are wishing for a speedy recovery. Mrs. Rothschild has had trouble with the ankle before and very seldom stepped heavily on the weak foot

I one horse beini.: instantly killed and j the driver severely injured. The man's i name which could not be learned was rushed to South Chieasro where It vvaa

iiiuiHi uii nis injuries consisted mostly of severe bruises. The street car was in charge of Motiftman J. Lyons and Conductor Whitaker. It is said that the street car was traveling about 15 miles an hour and that they were not at fault. Just how the accident occurred has not been learned and today the police started an investigation.

GARY STEEL WORKERS TENDER READY FOR WAR

Klni Nicholas of Montenegro yeslerdfiy asUed for nsNlstance. inrj- sire! workers who are I'.ilknn reservists last nicht voted lo answer the call. torn! committee on finance and nuhl!iKilon today tendered the serlces of 2.00 trained reservists to the kintis of Servln and MontneKrro, One resiment and seven independent bittRlllons of (iarj troops lil embark immediately upon demanl from Serbian nnd Montenegrin klnss. Shorlflfif of help feared at the steel mills.

Services or 2.SO0 T'.alkan reservist

living in Cary wre today offered to the kins of Servia and Montencirro for the impending conflicts with the Turks. Cabieprams were sent to the European potentates today at eleven o'clock by the Gary committee on finance ami mobilization. The kings were asked when they want their Gary troops to start. Order To Leave Kt pec ted. Tender was made of the services of the .Servian provisional reeriment of ft Si men and the I'.osnia, Herzegovina, I.ika, Greek. Bulgarian, Montenegrin, and Macedonian hattalliona and the Servian Sokoi company. The message which offered the kinss the military services of the Gary steel workers was siftned by Col. Louis Gcr(Continued on"rage"8.)

POOLROOM filAf! HALEDJHTO COURT Crown Point Gaming Is to Be Stopped and Vigorously Prosecuted. (Special to Tub Time.) Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 10. Pool rooms and their proprietors were dealt a hard blow in the various courts yesterday, one bring- ejected from a building and the other iined for permitting

framblinp in his place. Tote Hein was hailed before Judge Kopelke yesterday afternoon on the above churge and upon pleading- puilty before the court, was tlned ten dollars and costs amount -in to about thirty dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail. The judsc suspended the sentence upon the promise of Hein to desist in the future of keepinp a pamin; place or permitting Rambling to be countenanced in his place of business. The other case, was filed to settle the question of the tenancy of the John Gerloek building on Main street. It is

at present owned by John Gerloek and occupied by the Stinson Pros, with a pool and billiard parlor. The lawsuit

was heard in Judge Nicholson's court I and after hearing the case he decided '

In favor of the property owner.

.',-.. . -" ' , L uir ii .V M1JJ ia.ll on a few more Crown Point citizens j who have been frequenters of the!

places and that Judge Koipeke's cleanup instigated by him will put a stop to the nearly wide open situation as regards gambling in tiiis c ity. Karl Hodge, the barber, was taken before Judge Kop-lke yesterday afternoon on a charge preferred by Marshal Piatt of permitting gambling in his place of business. He was fined $5.00 and costs and piv-n a jail sentence of thirty das. which was afterwards suspended, conditioned upon his future good behavior.

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(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. Oct. 10. F. S. Betz, of Hammond, yesterday g;ot the contract for furnishinjr the poor farm. The contract was for J3, 946.14. John Kiamer. of Crown Point came in with a bid for $3,72S.37. but his goods were inferior to those which the F. S. Bet. Co.. proposed to furnish that his bid was rejected. Mande Brothers bid $r.30l.99. Linton and Merrill bid $1.SP4 for part of the fixtures. The Flynn Company f Ixigansport, got the contract for the electrical fixtures for $1.12S. They secured the contract in competition with the Harris Electric Company of Gary, which bid $1,120. The fixtures which the Flynn Company offered were said to be superior to lohse offered by the Gary

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DR. OSINSK! AT DEATH'S DOOR

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Michigan Cit. Ind., Oct. 10. The condition of lr. Von osinskl of Otis is reported today to be very critical, and word from the Holy Family hospital in i.apoite is to the effect that it is fear-

ca nnot survive. Von Osinski was bitten on the

'hand by a rattlesnake a week ago last i Monday. At th" time he was cutting I cabbage in his gat den. The snake attacked him on the left wrist rfnd then j snapped at his left hand. The doctor j heard the snake rattle and saw it disappear, and then the unfortunate man swooned. For two hours he was un- ! conscious. j Tuesday lie was removed to the T.aj porte hospital. He is 45 years of age 'and has a wife and seven children. IMrs. Von Osinskl is with her husband j in Eaporto.

them that Arthur Hill was the brain of the quartette and that his capture was highly important. "Little Jeff" told them where "Bessie," Hill's wife, lived and she was at once shadowed. They learned that Hill would get into communication with her as quickly as possible. They finally traced a letter from her to Hill in Columbus. The authorities there picked Hill up and charged him with carrying concealed weapons. He was lield. there for a while until the authorities could weave their net about him. PIT TRl'STY I CELL. They learned that he was about t write a letter to ono of his pals and so they put a trusty in the cell with him knowing that he would get him to try to mail the letter. They then searched the trusty and got the following remarkable letter which is full of human interest. The letter was written on Labor Day and referred frequently to Bessie, his wife. He did not know at the time that he would probibly never see Bessie again: "Tommy. Hello Skeeters: I am in this hole again and I tell you what I want you to do. Go an see Harry Ttosenbloom and tell him tf anybody inquires, to say I, Wm. Baker or Wm. Johnson, owns a part interest in his car and I get from $25 to $50 a week for my end and that I drive sometime and that if asked to say It's customary for all drivers to carry "rods' (revolvers) at nieht as thst is my stall for that 'fall' tarrest) June Sth, and that I

was going to drive a party that night. AFTF.lt FAKOI.K BOMil), "I want you to get to different peo-

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BEHIND MOVEMENT TO PAY CONVICTS

Council to Meet. The West Hammond City council will meet tonight for the purpose of transacting the regular routine of business. The councilmen, it is understood, will take up the question of building a new city hail on the property which the McCormick estate has given to the city for that purpose. The matter of th annexation of property south of the city will aiso come up.

"In they come Tith a nhnop nnd shout, give me a package of Union, Scout."

Rickmann Will Recover. Frank Hickman 317 West State street who miraculously escaped instant death in a three story fall from the roof of the Irving school building yesterday morning Is reported getting along nicely at St. Margaret's hospital this mnri:ing and unless unforseen complications set in his early recovery is expected. Hickman's fall i.s considered nothing else than marveious, as when he struck

the ground and debris, lighting on his I

back and shoulders. no bones. were broken and his injuries consist mostly of severe bruises.

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Miss - ayme lcr.iue. the clever little dancer with Miss Kitty Gordon in ' The Knchar.trt-ss' this seaeon. Is behind a movement to compensate convicts for uieir labor. "It is barbarous and un American to give a convict after he has labored a number of years a jaltry $i, and a prison-mad a suit of clitiits," declares Miss Gerhue. "We must have convict labor, for no man or woman can remain idle for any great ienjfth of time. But why not pay for the work the prisoners do? T: money EhouWi be given to those dependent on tha prisoner, for often LheKe dependent ones are in want. Pacing them I blieve would have a tendency to Itssen crlmta."

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