Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 179, Hammond, Lake County, 30 December 1912 — Page 1

TIME MOSTLY CLOUDY MONDAY AND TUESDAY; CONTINUED WARM. EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Number a Cents Copy.) 1V0L. vn, NO. 179. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 ,1912. THREE OF MOST POWERFUL OFFICIALS IN IRONWORKERS' UNION. TODAY

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were apportioned among the convicted "dynamite" officials in Judge Anderson's court here this morning: Ryan, seven years; Butler, Clancey, Webb, Hockin, Young, Cooley, Munsey, six years; Barry, Smith, four years; Legleitner, Beaum, Cunnane, Redding Morrin, Brown, Smythe,, McCain, Hannan, Basy, Anderson, three years; Houlihan, Painter Higgins, Shireman, two years; Phillips, Bernhardt, Money, Ray, Shupe, Wachmeister, one year one day; Farrel, Cooney, Coughlin, Murphy, Kline, Clark, suspended.

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U O.YARDS Flames Lick Up Fifteen "Cripples," Giving Whiting Department Stubborn Fight; Spectacular Blaze Witnessed by Many. (Special to Tub Times.) "Whiting:, Ind.. Dec. 30. A disastrous ' conflagration occurred at the B. & O. railroad yards at "Whiting yesterday afternoon, causing the total destruction of fifteen box cars and partially damaging three. Scores of Hammond, Gary, "Whiting and East Chicago people on the. street cars of the Green line had their attention called to the blaze, which illuminated the sky for miles around. The origin of the fire Is unknown,, leaving a doubt as to whether the blase was caused by sparks from a passing engine or whether it was set by hoboes or small boys. The cars were known as "cripples" and were empty, and the damage Is In the neighborhood of $4,000. The string ol box cars had been in the yards waiting for repairs and are valued at about $250 apiece. Fif- j teen cars were burned down to the trucks, while three were saved with but small damage. At 5:15 p. m. yesterday afternoon a 2-11 alarm was sent In, departments Nos. 1, 2 and 3 answering the call. Robertsdale department, No. 2, was the first on the scene, it taking Nos. 1 and 3 nearly 45 minutes on account of the long run. By the lime No. 2 had arrived the conflagration had gained a . big headway and the flames were not under ontrol until 10:30 last night. With no water power available In the B. & O. yards the fire department was forced to run a lead of 1,050 feet of hose from the lake front park. Had the department more than one lead of hose It would have been able to extinguish the blaze with but , small damage. Switch engines hauled large strings of cars out of danger. ; THE HOME NEWSPAPER OF LAKE COUNTY IS THE COMPLIMENT BESTOWED BY ITS READERS ON THE : TIMES.

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Declaring be is through riding in automobiles and other vehicles cxd on horseback and that hereafter be will walk and enjoy the beauties of nature. Gov. Osborn of Kichigan recently announced that he has given away bis seven-passenger during car and. bis beautiful Kentucky riding and "driving horses to his most intimate friends. , "From now on I am going to travel and see more of the world than X have ever seen In the past." said the governor. "But I am going to enjoy the beauties of nature In my travels by walking instead of being abut up in an automobile, or going so fast it Is all one can do to catch , his kteath . ... :i

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The following sentences DREDGES IDLE FOR 3 Dredging work on the west branch of the canal, which is to serve the Schlesinger steel plant in Hammond, is at a temporary standstill, but within fix weeks It is hoped the work can again be resumed. Two dredges, the New York and the Indiana, are In the canal, waiting for the ice to go away so that the coal barges can travel back and forth to supply the fuel. Were it not for this the dredges probably could have worked right along. The big dredge Michigan, which also belongs to the canal fleet, is laid up at South Chicago for annual repairs. What is known as the preliminary cnannei or the west branch Is completed from the Junction to within 250 (Continued on page .) SOMEBODY ELSES HUBBYrSOfilEBODY ELSES WIFE And Then the Fur Flew in the Moving Picture House. There was certainly some fuss in & Hammond picture show house yesterday. " It seems that somebody else's husband took somebody else's wife to the "mnvfe " ' p Vi . . . ..r. mere pacjted awaj. -uy in me darkened -pit while the photos were steered up against and over the canvas. All at once there was a great racket. The wife of "somebody else's husband," a fmale Sherlock Holmes, had trailed her better half and his Inamorata to the show house and suddenly confronter her erring spouse and commanded him to hie himself forthwith. The other husband's wife objected, and there was some bally row. believe the operator. The noisy parties were finally ejected from the theatre, but no arrests were made, as the management thought the principals were havings, trouble enough. GREAT H5. IS Osborn.

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hterrehomJAsjoci6lw7icfBridqtant fruct urat Jrvn Werrt Chi9 Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 30. The thir ty-eight labor union leaders convicted of conspiracy and of promoting the McN'amara dynamite plots throughout the country today face the prospect of receiving prison terms ranging from any minimum to a possible maximum of thirty-nin and one-half years. From THIS IS A STORY n FOR re 0I1LY You Can't Strike Matches on the Seat of Your Pants Any More. One by one the old customs are dying out. This is indeed a progressive age. That time-honored custom of striking matches on your trousers is to become one of the last arts after Jan. 1, when the American manufacturers will make no more of the old "strikerem-on your-pants matches." . The law prohibits Tit. Accord ing to "the lawmakers, the old style match was dangerous ana caused many deaths from "phossy Jaw." DISiLlOSIOflMEIIT FORJOB BRIDE F. N. Oddey, Who Eloped to Crown Point With Chicago Girl, Arrested. Another Crown Point romance . is shattered, and the charge that her husband is a criminal confronts the bride of an alleged nobleman with whom she eloped some time ago to Lake county's Gretna Green. The parties to the romance are Fred erick N. Oddey, who claims his father is an English baronet, and his uncle a member of parliament, and his wife. whose maiden name was Hanson. Mrs. Oddey, who was formerly a waitress in a Garfield boulevard cafe, and who married Oddey against her parents' wishes, is now living at the home of the (Continued on Page 7.) WHITAKER RESIGNS FROM CITY COUNCIL The resignation of Sheriff-elect Henry Whitaker as councilman of the second ward In Hammond, was received by City Clerk Otto Duelke today, It being addressed to the mayor and common council. In order to select his successor a special meeting will have to be held not less than ten days and not more than fifteen days after the resignation goes into effect. ' As far as Is known Oscar riageman and H. P. Klein are the only democratic aspirants for the position and the former councilman, William Newman, Is the republican candidate. GARY POLICE NAB A DIP i Mike Laffan, 45 years old, is held by the Gary police following his arrest for alleged pocket picking on the GaryHammond division of the Gary & Interurban railway. He is alleged to have secured $35 from a Hammond man. Chief Martin says that "Slim," as Laffan Is sometimes called, is pronounced by the Chicago police to be an expert "dip." ERIE TRAIN HITS WAGON (Special to Thb Times.) Griffith, Ind., Dec. 30.. In a colllssion between an Erie passenger train and a baker's wagon, the driver of the vehicle was hurt and the wagon put somewhat to the bad. The wagon belonged to Max Hirsch, the Tollcston baker. ARE YOU A TIMES READER?

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their temporary cells In the county Jail the prisoners, hahdcufTed between deputy marshals; were to be taken before Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson at 10 a. m. ' Meanwhile UnSed States Marshal Kdward Schmidt his arranged tor a special train to leafe by a secret route for the federal prtsoik at Leavenworth. Kas. The

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It will be a' 90-horsepower latest model dash in the glad New Year with j all the Joy bells , ringing. The most notable- entertainment and celebration of New Year's eve, that Hammond ever saw will tak pl4ce at the Hammond Country club- tomorrow night, when an elaborate program will be staged, the occasion being the passing of the old year and the entrance of the new. , The affair has reached such proportions now that absolutely no more reservations cah be made. Nearly 200 nave asked for allotiMsnts of table room and the"'" 'tiagenient . announced toda'tlfarf.exrtalBi has- been, -runs down on any more reservations. Every table in the grill room, dancing hall and alcove has been taken, and though many requests were made today, refusals were ordered and allowing only four guests to the table, no additional accommodations may be had. The New Year's eve celebration will begin at 9 o'clock, and the time limit will not expire until the young year has been properly welcomed and feels suf DUE Id GRIFFITH; LANDS 111 OHIO Girl Forgotten by Trainmen Gets Worth of Money. The C. & O. flyer was hitting the high spots in Central Ohio. Say Mister Conductor, ain't I ever going to get to my papa and mamma?" rather fretfully asked a little girl snuggled up In a corner of a day coach. "Well, I don't know little one," answered the brass-buttoned myrmidon of the Crespeake & Ohio, "where might your pa and ma live." "They live in Griffith," piped the little on. and I oughta be there a long time ago." The conductor looked at the child's ticket and what he said to the brakeman cannot be recorded in a family newspaper. The child was missing Edna Hinea of Kentucky. The Hammond police and the Lake county authorities have been looking for the child for two days. An agonized mother and father In Griffith well, it Is impossible to describe their feelings. The child had been visiting relatives in Kentucky and was sent home in charge of the train men to spend the holidays at home. They were to put her oft the train at Griffith, but failed to do so. Her parents at the station were informed that she was not on the train and notified the authorities that their little Blrl had been abducted. GIRL AND PARENTS DO NOT GEE Susan Jefchalk, the 15-year-old Incorrigible Robertsdale girl who was arrested by Officer Strong Saturday morning on a charge of delinquency, was turned over to the settlement house Saturday afternoon by Officer Trost. This was done because Probation Officer Miss Edna Hatfield of Indiana Harbor has been ill and was not able to take charge of the young girl. It has developed that Susan does not get along with her parents at Robertsdale and arrangements are being made whereby ghe will be placed in Some i home in Hammond. J

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the way to Leavenworth no details as to tthe time of departure are to be announced, but it is known the train is known the train is to be ready to start as soon as possible after the court pronounces judgment upon the men unless some of the prisoners are allowed their liberty on bonds pending appeals. ficiently at home to make himself acquainted with the club's guests. The entertainment committee has provided several surprises whose effect will, of course, be spoiled by publica tion. But a stage has been built be neath the musicians' balcony, and dur ing the service of an elaborate table d'hote dinner, consisting of seven courses, a lengthy musical and dan cing program will be given by some of the cleverest entertainer in Chicago. Between the several rows of table floor space for parades and dancing leading to the stage, will be furnished and the-. festivities will : begin a-soot as the table guests are eeated. This Is expected to b about 10 o'clock. The orchestral program will continue dur. Ing the dinner and special feature num bers will be given between courses by well-known Chicago theatrical stars. The house and entertainment com mittees have fairly outdone themselves in providing entertainment for the cele bration, which will be decidedly lnfor. mal. Holiday decorations w:il prevail at the tables. REPORTER TO WED HEVVJfEARS EVE R. E. Woods of Times Staff Chooses Aledo, EL, Young Lady. After being the recipient of various leather showers (old shoes) from admiring friends, Roscoe E. Woods of Thb Timhs staff, left this morning for Aledo, 111., where tomorrow night he will weed Miss Helen McKenney, one of the popular society women of that city. The couple will start their wedding Journey and life journey shortly after midnight, Jan. 1, and New York will be the first stop. Thence they will cruise In the Carribean sea for an indefinite period. They will also visit the Panama canal before returning to Hammond. LUKE COUNTY'S CRACK SHERIFF STEPS DOWN Thomas Grant Will Resume Private Life at Lowell, His Former Home. Sheriff Thomas Grant, who has made one of the best sheriffs that Lake county has ever had, steps down and out of office tomorrow night, and while on a short trip to Hammond declared that he and his family would go to Lowell to resume their former residence thereMr. Grant will probably go Into business there, though he has not fully decided what he will go into. In conversation with Byrl Grant, the plucky lad who has driven the two autos owned by his father. Sheriff Grant, during the latter's two terms in office, he said the first auto recorded over 86,000 miles and the one now used 25,000, and that he never had an accident more than shooting tires and minor mishaps all the time he drove the machines. ARE YOU A TIMES HEADER?

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The great McNamara dynamite plot and convicted labor officials came home to Lake County and struck a Lake County man with the vengeance of the law. James C. Cooney one of the men convicted In Judge Anderson's court at Indianapolis, before he went to Chicago was a farmer In West Creek township and married the daughter of Warren Sanders one of the county's pioneer settlers. Blew Up Bridge. Cooney s conviction, ol course, was not the only thing that brought the cases home to Lake county with interest. There was the blowing up of the big railroad bridge at Indiana Harbor erected by the McCHntock-Marshall Construction company several years ago, and this was fastened on the dyna mite gang. Cooney Is quite well known In the northern part of Lake county. When the Schutz building In Hammond was under course of construction he was often seen In Hammond, and there is evidence aplenty that he tried to stir up a great deal of trouble during the Iron construction work, but he was ad vised by friends and local labor leaders that his activity was undesirable. Visited Other Places. At other places in the Calumet region, notably Gary and East Chicago, Cooney was well known because of his frequent visits there. Cooney's history in Lake county dates back thirty-five years, when he 1awld In ;Lwll a Jialf -naked- jruttf away youth from Ireland, i A that time Mat Boney of Hammond kept a saloon there and Mr. Boney remembers Cooney EAGLE CREEK T SELLS AT BIG SUM Another big deal in Lake county farm lands has been made in Eagle Creek where 85 acres have changed hands for the sum of 18,075, which is at the rate of $95 an acre. Robert C. Simpson and wife have sold to Herbert J. Cornish and Lillian Farnum the east of the northwest M and the west 5 acres In the west Vi of the northeast 4 of section it, township 33 north, range 7 west. The purchasers have executed a mortgage for $5,000 on the property la favor of the Cltisens bank of Hebron. LODGERS MUST HAVE SNORED A TRIFLE However, There Are Not So Many as in Former Years. If It had not of been for twelve night lodgers who slumbered at the Hammond police station over Saturday night and Sunday, everything would have been as quiet and serene as. a calm see. Xot even an arrest was made and the few reports that did come in were of little Importance. Desk. Sergeant See and the night force were not at all discouraged at this because of the crime wave that swept Hammond over the Christmas holiday. Desk Sergeant Borchert states that the record of night lodgers will fall below that of last year, 2,733 being booked up to this morning, while lsist year there was a total of 2. 908. This shortage is thought to be due to the unseasonable weather, the tramps, etc.. traveling right through Instead of stopping oft at Hammond to secure a warm night's lodging. The police commissioners will not meet until two week from today, that being the second Monday in the month. FEARS HE WILL NOT FIND WALLET Thomas Thompson, 1134 Columbia avenue, Hammond, is still anxiously waiting for the return of $170 which he was so unfortunate as to lose last Thursday morning. -Although having searched and advertised Thompson has failed to find even a clew of the whereabouts of his wallet and has almost given up hopes of ever seeing it again. He is employed at the Standard Steel Car works and lost the money somewhere between his residence and the Lion store.

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James Cooney. well, he having fed him on. more than one occasion. ; It was through Mr. Boney's efforts that Cooney secured work as a farm hand In West Creek. lie worked for Warren Sanders, a well-to-do farmer, and became enamored of Sanders' daughter. When Mr. Sanders died Cooney, having married Miss Sanders' fell heir to a snug bit of property when the estate was settled. .' This, it is said, amounted to ten thousand dollars. Left Farm For Chicago. ; . He left the far; wHKM'wife and family and'wet-to Bglewoo"d,'Sl-fth a number of other Lowell " men , and got fConttnued on page s.) ', SYMPATHY WANES AS TRUTH TRANSPIRES Upon finding Wilfred Roberts. 248 West 117th street, with his head cut open and bleeding, at East Hammond last night. Officer Wallak thought the man had been-slugged, robbed and left to suffer, but upon investigating the case more closely the officer learned that the victim-had done nothing more than imbibe too freely of the flowing bowl. He had fallen against the curb, cutting a large gash over his eye which was bleeding profusely when he was found. Roberts was taken to the Central station In the police patrol, where he was attended by Dr. Hoffman. Thinking that he had received more than his ! share of punishment Chief Austgen or- , dered his release. SUBSCRIBE FOR TKK TIMES. DENIES SHE PLANS TO REGAIN POWER 1 Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson. Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson, at one time a leader in the Christian Science movement, who was excommunicated for alleged errors of teaching, denies, the ru Jr that she is attempting to regain her forKr dominion over the New York Scientists. I have no ambition, save my church's.' declares Mrs. Stetson. " and I cannot prefti my o n advancement to that ot my church." Mrs. Stetron founded the First Church of Christ Scientist In New Tork c:.y. It is hers, tn tier view, not only materialistically but p Urituiil

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