Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 290, Hammond, Lake County, 26 May 1913 — Page 1

FTH EVENING EDITION MOSTLY CLOUDT TODAY AND TUESDAY; RISING TEMPERATURE VOL. VII., NO. 290. HAMMOND, INDIANA. MONDAY, MAY 26, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPT. (Back Numbers a Cents Copy.)

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SAVE LIFE Traveling Man Found Unconscious in Hammond Hotel Room as a Result of Gas Dies This Afternoon at Hospital. Harry Simon, employed In Hammond

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this afternoon at 2 o'clock In St. Margaret's hospital as a result of an apparent attempt to commit suicide at the Majestic Hotel yesterday. With the windows closed and the gas Jet turned on, Simon was found In his room, lying On the bed In an unconscious condition. The immediate application of a pulmotor brought Simon to life and hopes were extended for his recovery. Was Despondent Sunday. The last seen of Simon before he was found yesterday noon was early Sunday morning when he went to his room at the Majestic Hotel in a despondent condition. It is known that he had been drinking earlier in the evening and whether the act was an accident or whether he turned on the gas with suicidal Intent Is not known. This morning physicians stated that his condition was grave, though he had not yet gained consciousness. Little hopes were held for his recovery. Left Call for Noon. Simon had left a call with the night clerk to be called about noon yesterday and It Is believed that the gas jet had been turned on about an hour before he was found. While passing Simon's room, day clerk Joe Miller detected the odor of escaping gas, coming from the room. A door leading through the bath room was pried open and Simon was found lying on the bed in an unconscious condition. Simon was almost lifeless and the pulmotor belonging to the Northern In diana Gas company was hurriedly (Continued on Page 5.) WATER SURROUNDS TENT PULPIT A pulpit surrounded by -water is about al lthat remains of the north side tabernacle. The tent is there, but persistent rain has driven the work ers In the Meeker revival to go back to the Pine Street Presbyterian church to finish their campaign. "The Great and Unanswerable Question" was the subject of last night's discourse at the tabernacle by the Rev. Meeker. Tonight the usual children's stereoptlcon lecture will be given in the church with gospel services to fol low. A special meeting is planned for Tuesday, when Rev. Moore, a Chi cago evangelist, will speak. He will be accompanied to Hammond by sing ers from Moody Institute. UNPOETIC CHARGES MADE AGAINST POET Mrs. William S. Lord. William S. Lord, wealthy poet and department store owner of Evanston. TIL, must answer to a suit for divorce on the unpoetic charges of infidelity and desertion. The Lords are prominent in Evanston, having lived there since 1884. Mrs. Lord says her husband deserted her about February 1 and that since then ha has been unfaithful t her at various times and place. It is understood th filmfr of tha divorce suit was due to Lord's failtire to explain satisfactorily to his wife a recent visit to California. At the iime he left town a woman env Sloye of bis- storo also disappeared-

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II. S. ASS'd OFFICERS ARE ALL RE-ELECTED

(Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind., May 26. At a meeting of the Lake County High School Athletic Association held at the Crown Point high school assembly room Saturday morning, previous to the athletic meet the following officers were elected for the ensuing year, no change being made in the personnel of the officials serving laBt year: President W. S. Painter, Crown Point. Vice President Principal Stoltr, Hobart. Treasurer F. D. McElroy, Hammond. Secretary C. C. Whitcman, Whiting. The question of the place of holding the meet next year was discussed, uo action however to be taken on the proposition until later in the season. It is not thought that any change will be be made from the Lake County fair ground track for holding future events of Its kind. COIIBC EEIII MIGHT Literature has been sent broadcast to all members of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce to be in attendance at the rooms in the German Citizens' Bank building tonight for the general meeting. One of the most important matters to be taken up is the question of holding a Chautauqua here from which the city would derive benefit in the way of general education and state-wide advertisement. The principal speaker will be Dr. C. G. Wrare. formerly secretary of the Yoklma Commercial club and at present vice president of the Inland Federation of Commercial clubs. Other features of the program, including a buffet luncheon, promise to make an interesting evening for the members. J. A. Aubry, a leader in community affairs on the north side, has given up hope of converting his neighbors and friends to the cause of the deep sewer. An effort lasting a week failed to arouse acy noticeable degree pffav6ritisrri"td the" once popular side. T LAW SCHOOL BLDG. ORDERED SOLD Keen Competition for Desirable Property Is Expected at Sale. The building of the aClumet Institute, located on one of the most desirable sites in Hammond, at the corner of Hohman and Ogden sts.. Hammond, ia to be sold at public auction on Tuesday, June 10, by Trustee-in-Bankruptcy Charles L. Surprise. The site has a Hohman street frontage of 100 feet and owing to a curve in the alley has a depth of 160 feet. The appraisers, Messrs. A. K. Wilcox and Kmil Minas of Hammond and J. G. Budde of Chicago, valued the entire property at $21,200. In the rear of the school building is a frame four-flat bujldingb which is included in the estimate. The building alone cost $20,500, and the lot $9,500 so that the value represented is really $30,000. The new building is only two years old, and furnished In oak throughout. The large hall on the second floor, the several private offices and assembly room on the main floor and the fine large basement make this building adapted to club and- lodge purposes without any material changes. It is expected that there will be keen competition among two or three local organizations, including lodges, the Christian Science body and a syndicate of capitalists. It is understood that the Bchool board would liko to lease the building for two years to relieve the congestion at the central high school, which makes the property attractive from an investment standpoint. In this connection it has also been suggested that the location would be a good one for the proopsed working girls' home, plans for which have been consiaerea oy local manuiitiuitis ai different times. The frame building on the rear Of the lot could be supplanted with a modern dormitory for this purpose. Last week Ref eree-in-Bankruptcy H. C Sheridan at Frankfort entered an order for the sale of tho property. BLAMED THE HOT WEATHER Jacob Schloer, the shoe merchant, returned to Hammond laboring under the impression that something was wrong at home. He found his wife very 111 In their home at 43 Ruth street. An attack of the heart has passed away and Mrs. Schloer is well again. Now to eliminate the spooky side of his presentiment, Mr. Schloer says that he came home a fortnight sooner than he expected because of the extreme heat at Mineral Wells, Tex.

RAINS ADD TO SEWER ARGOHT

Lack of Proper Disposal System Causes Things to - Float in Hammond; Continued Downpour Threatens More Damage. By night things will begin to float in Hammond and environs, unless an Aladdin can be persuaded to rub his lamp of miracles and take from the city its tangled, shallow sewers and drop In their place the deep sewer system that city officials have dreamed of only to be rudely awakened by the anvil chorus of glooms and killjoys. At the inception of a twenty days rain, as predicted by the government, Hammond is found to be absolutely unable to care for the draining of its large area. Sewers are working to capacity and the gradually increasing overflow is flooding basements in downtown Hammond. The north side is practically submerged as far as real estate is concerned. The few basements in the whole district have inches of water standing and no prospects of an outlet. The Grand Calumet has reached its high water mark for the year and a few more days of rain will make a new record for the sluggish stream. The Little Calumet is correspondingly high. The truth is that should the government weather bureau be accurate in the forecast that rain will continue till the middle of June with the same abundance as shown in the few days past, Hammond will suffer a costly damage. Sewers . were beginning to back up this morning and pour their floods onto the streets in some of the outskirting districts. Promising subdivisions on the east and north sdes look forever life half submerged coral reefs. The streets held inches of water in many places. - , Without the precaution of a deep sewer system. Hammond is at the mercy of an incessant rainfall. John Kane, an alderman, stated this morning that he will attempt to have the council recommend to the board of public works that the honorable body reconsider their action if they turn down the deep sewer Wednesday. UNDERWORLD ACROSS LINE PRIES LID OFF Lively skirmishes on the old-line of battle in West Hammond during the week end led many to suspicion that war has been renewed between those by-gone enemies the vicious and the reform elements. The old-timers and the business have again taken up the cares and worries of that line of endeavor, according to Chief of Police John Okraj. Eight men were arrested and fined and four stray women of the under-world deported Sunday. "Give it to them good and hard," ordered the chief this morning to The Times. "We have evidence that the Astor House, Colonial hotel and Ed. Downey's old place are back in the game. We want them to understand that we will not tolerate vice. 1 will fire any policeman on the force who does not do his duty." Rosenbaum, Downey and "Con" Moore, who lost their licenses during the Brooks' regime, are the men the chief named as being under suspicion. Persistant rumors in Hammond confirm his statements. The two hotels are known to harbor inmates, although little has been said about Downey's place. "Whiskey row," that brief stretch on West State street, just across the line, is for the most part dark. The indictment of Bee Burke for failure to com ply with an ordinance denying her the right to have curtains in the windows of the saloon she runs was obeyed by the other places included in the act. The two "hotels" are on Flumirfer ave. TREMENS PATIENT IN CITY JAIL Afflicted with delirium tremens from which he has been suffering for nearly a week, Mike Wilson of Hegewisch was brought to the Hammond central station this morning, where he is being treated by physicians. Wilson has been confined at St. Margaret's hospital since May 22 and the authorities ordered him removed to the police station on account of the Hospital affording no quarters for a person in his condition. Heat, -when and where you want it. Get a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas & Elec Co,

CAPTAIN SIGSBEE WILL BE A UNIQUE FIGURE AT MAINE MEMORIAL CEREMONIES

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r"--,"iB ?irb o deck of ill-fated Maine. On Decoration dax, May 30, there will be unveiled at the entrance to Central park, New York, the beautiful monument to the men who went down on board the ill-fated Maine in Havana bay,. In February, 1898. The photograph shows the Commander of the vessel. Captain Sigsbee, on the bridge of the Maine a short time before the calamity occurred. He will participate in the unveiling and will be the most interesting and unique figure at the impressive veremony.

WILL WIDEN SIBLEY ST. plMEiT

West Hammond property owners along Sibley street have decided to make a good job of the proposed paving improvement, and instead of having the street paved to a width of 32 feet will make it 42 feet wide. At the session of the board of local improvements last Saturday afternoon it was also decided to proceed with the improvement of -Carroll and Williams, from staet line street, west to Wentworth . avenue. An asphalt macadam pavement, sewer and water are to be laid. The session of the board on Friday evening was an interesting one as the state line street and the Sibley street pavements were discussed at this meeting. It was on this occasion that the property owners abutting on Sibley etreet announced their intention of having a forty-two-foot pavement for Sibley street. All the proposed improvements are now ready to be submitted to the county court. THEY ARE ALL UNION HADE. Scrap Inloo Scoot. Country Cluh Iobk cot. for chew or inobt, Pom plnic cat. and Sweet Lama fine cat. Manufactured from the choice leaf tobacco. McHie-Scot ten Tobacco Ck DEFENDS UNCLE SAM IN COURT OF CLAIMS 5 V"2 1 Samuei Hustin Thompson. Samuel Hustin Thompson is the Hewly appointed assistant attorney general who defends the g-overnment in all suits before the tJ. C court of claims. Mr. Thompson is a Pittsburger by birth and is a descendant of five generations of Presbyterian ministers. Mr. Thompson is about forty yars old and is a graduate of Princeton university. He is a close

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PHHOfllA TAKES AUG. WIEGAND AWAY Body Is to Be Taken to Crown Point for Inter ment.

Residents of Hammond were shocked this morning to learn the sad news of the death of August Wiegand, 222 , State Line street, Hammond, where he passed away at the family residence at 7:20 o'clock His death is attributed to pneumonia. Although funeral arrangements have not been definitely announced, services are to be held from the family residence Thursday morning. The "Rev. Claus will officiate and the remains will be taken to Crown Point for burial. Mr. Wiegand has not been In the best of health for nearly two years and a week ago was taken down with a severe cold. Several daya later it developed into a critical case of pneumonia and his condition was pronounced very grave. He put up a brave battle to live, but yesterday he suffered a relapse and passed away at 7:20 this morning. air. Wiegand was 64 years old last November and came to Hammond fiftten years ago, where he established a grocery business. He easily made friends and all those who gained his friendship held him in high esteem. He was a talented musician and was a charter member of local No. 203. Ham. mond Federation of Musicians. Members are earnestly requested to be I present at a special meeting Tuesday evening for the purpose of attending the funeral. He is survived by a wife and relatives. ' STOLEN TICKETS ( ARE FOUND Tickets which were stolen from the South Shore depot several weeks ago when a sneak thief broke into the tickets office nn1 made his get away) with over $100 in cash were found by a number of -boys yesterday behind a sign board. They were returned by Jim Owgarzak, 170 Grover street, (Hammond. It Is thought that the thief disposed of the tickets, because he was all aid to use then-.. DEATH TAKES SCHOOL GIRL Olgo Peterlck the 15 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Peterick, ST:i Walter street, Hammond, died at the family residence yesterday morning following a lingering illness. Death was due to tuberculosis. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning and interment will be made at St. John cemttery. TWO PAY DAYS. (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind., May 26. The Panhandle has sent out notice to employes that after July 1 they will be paid semi-monthly. Most of the men will like this arrangement. The new law In Indiana brought about the change. HOD IX VOIR TRIAL StBCRIPTlOX TO THE TIMKa FOR. A BXOXTH.

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Fort Wayne Takes Honor A way from Hammond; W. T. Ginn of Hammond Is De f eated for Presidency of the State Building Trades Council; Arthur McGraner of Gary Surprises Convention in Speech Thanking It for Honoring Him.

Lafayette, Ind., May 26. The State Building Trades' Council changed Its plan to hold the 1914 meeting at Hammond at the closing session Saturday, and the delegates next year will go to Ft. Wayne In August, that an organized labor demonstration may be made In the home city of Stephen B. Fleming as a protest against his legislative record. The Lake county delegates consented to this change, and Frank Swett, of Hammond, in seconding the nomination of Ft. Wayne, said: Hammond Man Boosts Fort Wnyne. "Ft. Wayne is the place of all places for us to meet, because we can then show Senator Fleming what we think of his record." He was applauded. "Senator Fleming ha been the con sistent enemy of organized labor and of worklngmen In general," declared Swett. "He worked openly against the woman's eight-hour bill and the workIngman's compensatio nblll. He has done all he could do to hurt the cause of labor, and let us go to Ft. Wayna 2G0 strong and show him what we think of him." Other delegates expressed similar views. Ginn Defeated For President. Fred Saylor, an Indianapolis painter, was elected president to succeed J. B. Etchison, of Indiana. W. T. Ginn. of Hammond, retiring first vice-president, and H. E. Courtot, of Indianapolis, business agent of the electrical workers, were candidates. Saylor was elected on the second ballot. ' v James Rae, of Lafayette, a steam fitter, was elected first vice-president, having been third vice-president this year. Arthur McGraner, of Gary an electrical -worker, was elected second vice-president, having been In the race for first vice-president. McGraner Electrifies Auditors. McGraner surprised the convention whetir' In "Ttls gpeetr acceptance. told the audience he had been a union man since the age of ten, when he worked In a coal mine. At the age of sixteen he was president of a union of 1,700 members, a miners' organization. C. C. Rariden, of Terre Haute, a carpenter, was elected third vice-president by acclamation. Glenn- Johnson, of Ft Wayne. withdrawing. William H. Injuries which John Siegler. 566 Morton avenue. East Hammond, received late Saturday night when he was struck by a speeding automobile on Columbia avenue near the Krie railroad tracks, resulted fatally at St. Margaret's hospital yesterday afternoon. The remains were removed to Undertaker Emmerling's morgue, where an inquest will be held today and funeral arrangements completed. " The owner of the automobile Is unknown and today the Hammond police are making a wide search in their efforts to locate the guilty automobllists. The accident occurred late SatJ urday night as Siegler was on his way ! home with two other men. Although he had been drinking, apparently he was not intoxicated. Was Gotna; nt High Speed. He was walking some distance ahead of the other two men. They were not aware of the accident until the automobile party stopped them and said there was a man in the ditch who had been inured. They did not give any particulars of the accident or state that they had struck Siegler, and then sped a-.vay and have not been seen or heard of since. The two men who were with Siegler found him in the ditch in an unconscious condition. Physicians and the police patrol were called and the injured man was removed to St. Margaret's hospital. Siegler was found to be suffering from a fractured skull and died of the Injuries early yesterday afternoon. With the exception that the machine was being driven at a high rate of speed and thst it was going north, little is known of j the fatal accident. The automobiHsts 'seemed eager to make their get away without being detected and the two men never thought to look at the license number of the car. f 7 Siegler is about 40 years old and is MUSICIANS ! TAKE NOTICE Special meeting of local No. 203. Hammond Federation of Musicians, called for tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 8 o'clock sharp at regular hall to arrange for funeral of Brother August Wiegand. ALBERT GEHRING. Secretary Musicians' Union,

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WHAT STATE COUNCIL DID Refused to choose Hamaoid mm place for 1914 meeting; because It wanted a demonstration, at Fort Wayne for Steve Fleming:. Defeated W. T. Ginn of Hammond In race for presidency of orsaalaatlon. Elected Arthur McGraner of Gary as second vice president. Denounces Reed-Murphy faction of electrical workera anion. Park, of Indianapolis, an elevator oonstructor -was elected fourth. ice-preeii dent, defeating L. J. Schwarta, of Indianapolis, and G. W. Long, of Ft. 'Wayne. George Longwell, of Lafayette, a lath-, er, was elected fifth vice-president, defeating L. J. Schwartz and J. T. Booth, of Indianapolis. B. F. Horton. a sheet metal worker, was; re-elected secretary! treasurer by acclamation. Grateful for Appointments. The convention adopted a resolution. thanking Governor Ralston for the appointment of the following labor" men to state positions: Edgar A. Perkins, bureau of inspection; H. J. Conway, of Lafayette, commission to Investigate working hours of women and girls; Charles Fox and William A. Greene. worklngmen's compensation ' commis sion; H. W. Bullock, attorney on this commission; William J. Pfleger, voting machine commission; William Dobson. state board of educatloa. Vocational education i was indorsed and organised labor in vHry city and town was urged to take an interest in the working out of the law. Union labor men were urged to confer with school boards and aid them in making the vocational training practical. Disturbing; Factions NumA The convention went on record as upholding the McNulty wing of the disrupted electrical workers union. This, the convention decided. Is the real union and the Reed-Murphy faction only a disturbing faction. The ReedMurphy men were characterized as little better than strike breakers.

LEAVES VICTIM TO DIE IN THE DITCH

employed driving a team on the new gravel roads south of Hammond. He has been a resident of East Hammond for nearly five years and Is well known there. He leaves relatives In the old country. SENATOR'S SIBTEJli IS TO WED ATEran Miss Olga Sheppard. Miss Olga Sheppard, sister of Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, is soon to become the bride of Mr. Cullen Thomas of Texarkana. TexasSenator ShcDpari. with his wife and little daughter Jar.et, has already left Washington tor his home to at tend the weddia

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