Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 56, Hammond, Lake County, 22 August 1913 — Page 1

SHOWERS, FOLLOWED BY FAIR AND COOLER; SATURDAY" FAIR.

VOL. VIII., NO. 56. Crown Point Fair Winds Up in Blaze of Glory; Judges Make Known Blue Ribbon Winners; j Thousands of People Throng Grounds.

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YESTERDAY'S SUMMARIES. 2:19 pace: Doctor R (G Dice) Ill Halora (Coastman) 2 2 2 The Deacon (Winn) 3 3 3 George D (J. Dice)... 4 4 4 Best time, 2:174. - 2:24 trot: Kitten Sldmont (Phelps)... Ill Evelyn D (T. M. Hall) 2 2 2 Loco Lilley (Cooper). 3 3 3 Azim (A. J. Hawks) 4 4 4 The Chalice (J. Schields)... 5 5 5 Hest time, 2:15. . 2:30 pace: Jim Roper Ill Jane Tatch 2 2 2 little Billy 4 3 3 Warner Sturgeon 3 4 4

(ni'LLETIX.) I'roTvn Point. Iol.. Aug. 22. In point of attendance this Is the banner day at the Lake county fair. Defore noon the crowd bail amembled and revelry was in full awing. (ni'LLETlX.) Cromi Point. Ind.. Aug. 22. (ieorge VI. Clark of Lonrll, n-eounty commisrJcner, wsa robbed of 920 while at the fair ground Thursday. The strictest vigilance i.i being kept by the officials and a roundup of plekpoekrta la possible before the day la over. (Special to The Times.) Crown roinCrnd.r Aug.; 22. Today was the birr day at the county fair. Such was the provision en the pro- " vlsioii'oii thfcisprosranj, at, ,lcast before the management could figure on the heavy rain of last night. ; More thin six thousand people, the largest crowd that ever passed through the fair grounds gates, were In the grove yesterday. A larger crowd was expected lor today. The rain of last .night laid the heavy .dust on the grounds, but early this morning it wss feared that it Would cause the track to be heavy this afternoon. Every part of the county was well represented by visitors. By tonight all the prize awards will have been made. Sleek animals whih were admired for" four days by ihousanJs of persons will leb back to th:ir respective homes to await the fair of next year. The fun on the grounds will continue until about 11 o'clock tonight. Race Were Excellent. Yesterday's racing at the fair grounds was the bstr 'sfn there in yeurs, all the oiJ horsemen and turf followers declaring that the speed events coulu hardly have been ,bett-?r-ed for close rivalry und the same kind of finishes,. Starter Adams said that seldom in his- experience had he seen !

as 'pretty a heat trotted as the first! het In the 2:24 trot, which was timKliomp "PT?Tr,TTT,"F,'MT,T In 2:1SH. A blanket would nearly ! O X UX&ilL S XtlljrXl X XiJM JCil

have covered the. field of five starters (Continued on Page i.) WORK ON THE CANAL CAUSES BREAKDOWN tH I kfc Lieut. CcL David Dubois Gaillard. Lieut. Col. David Dubois Gaillard of the corps of engineers, U. S. is a patient at the Johns Hopkins University hospital at Baltimore. He is suffering with a nervous disorder, caused by hard work and. the trying climate of the Panama canal " . . . i J a.1 a. I rone, and it is Deneveu mat oniy a long, rest and expert treatment can restore him to n.ental and physical health. From 1906 until quite recently he was in charge of the central division of the canal, where the most difficult engineering feats connected with the building of the great .waterway were performed.

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ANOTHER NEW MEL

Otto Knoerrer, head of the Champion Potato Machinery Company, has received patent right on an invention of his. a new potato planter. Every two or three years the Knoerzer establishment has a new model on the market. This planter combines a seed box, a seed elevating chain having cups thereupon, & delivery chute, a defecting plate and a feed wheel. The patent has just been granted at Washington. "It is superior to other models of course," Mr. Knoerzer said today. "It is a combination of hand and automatic planting." Blinded by flashes of lightning and ' bothered in driving along a flooded road by passing cars, Joe Kussmaul steered his father's new Cole car into j a ditch south of Hammond last night. It turned over, spilling the occupants into the mire of a plough like a folding bed collapsing scatters sleepers on the floor. All Eacape. No one was severely hurt, which to those who experienced the spill seems a wonder. The accident occurred in the mldt of a storm when the car was going very slowly on a return trip from the Crown Point fair to Hammond. George Kussmaul, George HofTman, E. Stonebreaker and Joe Kussmaul were the occupants of the car. They -were able-to set it right side up on the road and finding nothing broken but the windshield, motored into town. All sustained slight Injuries, scratches, bruises and bumps. BRAKEMAN IS HURT. Accident to Trainman Crown Pt. Yesterday. at (Speclal to The Times ) Crown Point, Ind.. Aug. 22. While assisting in the load with coal of an engine tender yesterday F. F. Stone, a I brakeman from Logansport, was bad ly injured. The accident occurred on the Panhandle road near the coal dump at Hebron and from reports Stone nearly lost his life. He was sitting on the track waiting for the engine being coaled to leave the switch and failed to notice the approach of another engine in the opposite direction on the main track. Some part of the machinery caught him full in the ribs, breaking three and badly bruising him about the body. He was hastened to this place, where he was attended by Dr. W. F. Houk, I the company's physician, and then taken to the hospital at Logansport for recuperation. Although badly injured Stone will live. He was a man of family. PAIR VISITORS (Special to Tub Time?.) j Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 22. A big ; thundred and electrical storm broke (out shortly after nine p. m. at the l fair grounds and frightened the big crowds which sought shelter under stands, benches, trees, etc. Three auto- ! mobiles were stuck in the mud and although'several drivers endeavored to release them their efforts were futile. The autos remained on the grounds until early morning. H. C. Friedrlcks, the Hammond auto bus man who was engaged to con - , yey a number of people from the fair grounds to Hammond met with an accident and as a result the disappointed : parties had hard time seeking shel ter for the niKiit as the hotels boarding houses were jam full. and t ; i GIRL GETS IN TROUBLE Frieda Doell, the 18-year-old Hammond girl who was arrested by Officer Bunda Wednesday evening for throwing a bottle and breaking it on Hohman street, was turned over to her Widowed mother yesterday morning by Chief Austgen. It is said that the girl is slightly demented and some steps ought to be taken .to place her in a home for f?irls. Several weeks ago she caused quite a commotion at the Lake Front park and had to be ordered to get out of the water. Board Accepts Bonds. The board of public works accepted bonds and contracts of Newell Brothers for Moss avenue and Logan street walks this morning. " The matetr of I SI. m. I a. A. 41 f awarding the contract for the erection of a pavilion at Douglas park was again laid over, this time till Sept. 3. COMBINATION. Yon cam mnoke and hw "Conntry Club." otVc better.' Save the Con. poaa. See premium list. McHle-Scot-tea Tob. Co.

AUTO IS DITCHED IN STORM

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SECRETARY LANE PLANS NEW TRAILS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK; GOES OVER GROUND, GUIDED BY HALF BREED INDIAN

Top. Secretary Lane and Tom Dawson in Glacier jark: bottom. Chief Biff Top of the Blackfeet tribe greeting: Lane on his arrival. The interior department at Washington is planning to open new trails inGlacier National park, the newest of Uncle Sam's playgrounds, so that tourists may see more of the wonderful mountain country. Secretary Lane is now goins: over the prround. eruided bv Tom Dawson, an old half-breed Indian, to see the proposition at first hand. While the secretary is there he is also inve"t!ratingr the condition of the Blackfeet Indians, whose reservation adjoins the park. The tipper picture shows Secretary Lane dressed in his mountain climbing clothes and attended by several Blackfeet chiefs looking over a relief map of the park before the journey or exploration started.

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j ground is now thoroughly soaked, a j heavy rain having fallen only last Hammond republicans who hold ! Monday. The air was clarified and retheir reorganization meeting tomorrow j lie from the humidity obtained, the

eveniner in Weis' hall are castinar about!"" lime in weeks.

far a suitable city chairman. Individuals prominent in the party say that a man is wanted who stands well with all the factions, a man who is not aligned with the so-called old machine nor yet a man who in years past has given the Indian warhoop from the house tops. They say he must also know how to welcome back Into the fold, the former progressives who are said to be returning by the scores. Casual inquiry among some of the leaders Indicated that among others. Deputy Prosecutor Ralph Ross Is receiving favorable notice. Mr. Ross is not an active candidate. In fact the office is not sought by any one In particular as it carries with It a great d-al j of hard work If a campaign Is to be a success. The meeting tomorrow evening is called for eight o'clock and as it is to be a mass meeting all republicans are invited to attend. ! WILL LOCATE IN VALPARAISO j Friends of Dr. H. B. Hayward who j has been one of Hammond's prominent ; practicing physicians for . two years j regret to hear of his leaving this city j for Valparaiso in the near future, j where e expects to locate permanently. ; Dr. Hayward is an eye, ear, nose and i throat specialist and has been located j in Hammond building where he leaves ' a wide circle of friends. He expects to move about the first of next month. STORM DOES DAMAGE. j The wind storm which blew up at 8 j o'clock last evening did considerable ! damage of a minor nature in Indiana j Harbor and East Chicago, uprooting a i number of trees, unfastening signs and breaking electric ngnt gioDes. The tent in which the Christian church has been conducting revival meetings was blown down. The electricity which accompanied the storm raised havoc with the city's lighting system and plunged large sections of the town into darkness. Much of the damage thus done had not been repaired at noon today. Fortunately, however, there was no meeting In progress in the tent wh.en the storm broke, the thunder having been rumbling and the lightning flashing for a long time previously, and preventing all who had'lntended to atted from going to the meeting that had been scheduled. Even the caretaker was not Inside so when the big tent collapsed it fell upon nothing but empty chairs. A tree at 148th street and Forsyth avenue, which was uprooted, together with a number of' broken lamps from the ornamental lights, attested to the strength of the wind at this point.

COUffFY

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, if TO PEOPLE A rain and thunder storm accompanied by fierce lightning swept over Lake county last night. Every foot of Early reports this morning did not

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mention any severe damage, although cents less than the old, went into efit Is quite probable that lightning feet yesterday between Hammond,

struck several times. A light rain commenced to fall about eight o'clock and continued for several hours. About one o'clock a second but very, much heavier shower came up but continued for only a short time. It is thought that more than an Inch of water fell during the . night. There is nothing in the fields now that can easily be damaged by a heavy (Continued on Page 4.) A Gas Range does away with dirt No. Ind. Gas & Elec. Co. SOLON'S DAUGHTER A DEBUTANTE SOON Alisa Callie Hoke Snath. Miss Callie Hoke Smith will be a ; debutante ' in Washington society next i season. She Is the younger daughter of Senator "Hoke Smith of Georgia.

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1913. Patrons in the Hammond district of the Chicago Telephone Company will nave saved approximately 500 nickles by midnight tonight. A new rate, five Whiting. East Chicago. Indiana. Har bor. Lancing, Highlands etc., and Chi- . cago. It is-also go vice versa, j Manager and Chif Explain. Full explanation of the fifteen cent toll charge was given The Times this morning by O. A. Knnoall, district manager, and F. E. Chandler, district traffic chief. "Heretofore a twenty cent rate has been in operation," said Mr. Krinbill "and under it we furnish party calls That is if the party asked for was not at the given number no charge was made. Now it will be on a number basis and we will not ask for parties.' Favoring the S3 Per Cent. "We found," said Mr. Chandler, "that the party plan only benefited . 18 per cent of our subscribers and that the other 83 only called for numbers anyway. Therefore the large per cent had to pay for service, the other portion received. This way Is fairer. "It was necessary to charge extra for the party call system as it takes a great deal of calling back and forth and the time of operators to get parties. . This way It is better all around and the subscriber is saving five cents. Call Chicago Direct. "Under the new system," Mr. Krinbell explained, "the subscriber will get Chicago numbers direct from the local operator. Merely lift the receiver and ask for Harrison- 1453 or what ever number you want. Patrons of the Chicago Telephone Company will save in a year an approximate sum of 450 nickles a day in the Hammond district. TAKES OUT BUILDING PERMIT A permit was taken out this afternoon by Theodore Sterglos for the erection of a business block in 237 Hohman street, north of the South Shore tracks, which will cost when complete $10,000. John H. Hartman is the contractor. The building will contain apartments above the business floor. It is to comply with the housing law. Want a Game. The Eastridge Colts of Hammond want a game for Sunday having been "ditched" by the Hegewisch Colts on short notice. Captain E. H. Eastrldge of the Hammond team will consider a home or foreign proposition and will play a combination. The Eastridge Colts rate to lay idle while in the midst of a winning streak.

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Wells Fargo Flyer Ditched ia Heart of Hammond in Sensational Spectacle.

A summary of testimony relative to the sensational derailing of a Wells Fargo Kxpress train on the Erie approach to the railroad bridge In Hammond at 5:05 last evening has resulted in a preponderance of evidence that takes from bridge towerman, Clarence Wise, a .halo of glory, and places the blame on the gray head of Henry Palmer, veteran engineer of the Chi cago and Krie railroad. Hundreds In Peril. Had the towerman been In error It is claimed that the greatest disastor n the history of Indiana railroading would have occurred. Both running to regain time, the Erie express and the NSkkle Plate limited were ten feet apart whent the "D" rail worked, throwing Erie engine No. 2545 on its side and dislodging two cars from the track. Henry Palmer, the engineer, is said to have driven by the distance and home targets at a terrific rate, evidently seeing neither. He still beDOCTORS WILL GO . TO SPRUDELVILLE State Medical Meeting to Attract Hammond Physicians. Lake county will be well represented at the annual meeting of the State Medical association at West Baden on Sept. 25 and 26. Two Hammond physicians. Dr. W'. F. Howat, former president of the state association, and Dr. E. M. Shanklln, secretary of the Lake County Medical society, are on the program. Dr. Shanklin will read a paper on industrial accidents for the eye, ear, nose and throat section, and Dr. Howat is to lead in a discussion, following a paper by Dr. J. B Maple of Shelburn on "Cure and Treatment of Pneumonia," for the medical section. Dr. A. W. Lloyd and Dr. O. O. Melton, both of the Eder building in Hammond, are also planning to attend the state meeting. Judging from the plans that physiciansin the other cities are making for the convention, these communities, too, will be well represented. JTORNEY SHMifY S DEAD Lake county lawyers learned with much regret yesterday that Attorney Edmund H. Smalley of Chicago had died. Attorney Smalley appeared In the superior court before Judge Relter quite regularly in the Weston-State Mutual Life Assurance company case, he representing the plaintiff. The suit involves $ 1 1.00J on a policy and has been pending for years, having been begun twelve years ago In the Chicago courts. It has been in the Lake su- ! perior court for four years. Attorney Sullivan was a man of striking appearance, with an abundant flow of humor and philosophy. When he came into the courthouse here he found ready listeners while waiting his turn at the bar. HEBRON JAN SHOT EN HOTEL Slam by Bullet in Loop Hotel, Chicago; Revolver Found in Hand. W. H. Caufer of Hebron, near Crown Point, was found dead in a room at the Princess hotel at 333 South Clark j street, Chlrago, yesterday, sho'ti through the jright temple. He held a revolver In his right hand. No money or valuables were found in the room. Caufer appeared at the hotel two days ago and registered.

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ONTO CKNT i'EU COPY. IB Ok Numbers 1 Cent Cosy.) lieves that he had the right-of-way. The 4i37 X. P. Late. Three hundred and fifty passengers were aboard the Bolid vestfbuled limited on the Nlckle Plate which was bound for Chicago. A single track is used by both the Erie and N. P. roads over the Calumet bridge and the Wells Fargo express from the west was approaching an Intersection on the west side where two tracks merge. Had the "D" . rati . not worked the Erie mogul would have crashed into the very center of the limited telescoping twelve coaches down a steep embankment, leaving death, and destruction on all sides. Hia First Ron. It was Palmer's first ' run on the Wells Fargo Express and it is said that he was not thoroughly familiar with the route having heretofore worked from Huntington, Ind., to Lima, O.. on passenger engines. Palmer (Continued on Page 4.) TOURISTS ARRESTED HEAR m TODAY Accused of Running Over Five Year Old Boy in Hegewisch Street. Five year old Joe g&wlekaskl, 13233 Erie avenue, Hegewisch. narrowly escaped instant death at the 'corner of 133rd street and Erie avenue this morning when he was run down by a large black touring car, the automobile party making their escape and leaving the boy in the road to die. At a neck breaking speed the machine made its way towards Hammond. but before the police were notified of j the accident, the authorities lost trace jof It. The police of the entire region ; and county gave se-jrch and resulted In the e.irest of the occupants of c large black machine near Gary this noon. The automobile party will be 4 taken back to Hegewisch this after- ; noon to be ld:-ntified. The acciden'. occurred about 8 o'clock this morning and happened so suddenly that witnesses are unable to tell driver. The boy was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the office of Dr. McDonnell. It is thought that the wheel passed over che boy's neck and his face and lips were badly lacerated. No Internal injuries have been found and physicians are expecting his recovery. The details cf the accident could not be learned. Met His Death Climbing Glacier. 9! van i IK QAZV77f I. JZSICKZZl

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