Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 89, Hammond, Lake County, 1 October 1913 — Page 1

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WEATHER. GENERALLY FAIR TODAY AND THURSDAY COOLER THURSDAY. M EDITION OKE ENT PER COPY. Back Number 2 Cents Copy.) VOL. VIII., NO. 89. HAMMOND, INDIANA: WEDNESDxVY, OCTOBER 1, 1913. ' WORLD-WIDE PETITION FOR RELEASE OF HARRY K. THAW IS KALAMAZOO -WOMAN'S PLAN; HAS SECURED MANY SIGNATURES Gin TO E

Cerbere ,France, Oct. 1. A terrific thunderstorm, which raged for twelve hours, has spread death and ruin throughout this city. Fourteen persons are known to have been killed and thirty injured, but there are many missing. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 1. The board of school commissioners here last night puassed a resolution providing for a general celebration in the public schools on Oct. 7, the birthday of James Whitcomb Kiley. In addition to the exercises a parade of all the children will be held.

Louisville, Ky., Oct. 1. Fire which threatened destruction of New Haven, a small town south of here, in Nelson county, today claimed three victims. Ii response for a call for assistance apparatus was sent from here on a special train. Dynamite is being used to combat the flames. The dead are Mrs. Cashup Deavers, wife of a hotel proprietor, and her two small children. The bodies have not been recovered.

Minneapolis. Minn., Oct. 1. Mrs. Ida Leckwold was arrested last night charged with murdering two of her children. According to the police, the woman has confessed killing not only the two of which she is accused, but four others. Her husband, Ole Leckwold, also was arrested, but later released, the officers being convinced he was ignorant of the manner in which his children had met d eath.

Berlin, Oct. 1. Herr Sablatring. a German aviator, carrying three passengers with him, today ascende d 9,386 feet in an aeroplane, establishing a new world's altitude record. Worcester, Mass.. Oct. 1. Miss Delia Torrey, aunt of former President Taft, celebrated her eighty-eighth birthday very quietly at her home here. Miss Toorrey is the "Aunt Delia" who supplied Professor Taft with luscious pies when he was occupying the White House.

CONFORM TO I CRUMP ACKER

NEW RULES MEETING TONIGHT

In another -week Lake county attorneys having: business in the Lake superior court will have to conform their conduct In the clerk's office to new rules and arrangements. For the convenience of the growing number of lawyers and their business Clerk E. L. Shortridge has arranged to have & separate file clerk who will be stationed in a separate room. This department will be in charge of Mit.s Alice Blosser. With her In charge copies of complaints will be given out only to attorneys who have entered an appearance, and no copy will be permitted to be out longer than three days. The present practice of attorneys to take possession of any or all parts of the office ha been found to be detrimental to efficient work as well as for the attorneys themselves.

AHLBORN GETS COAL CONTRACT William Ahloorn. the contractor and coal dealer, has entered Into a contract with the city of Hammond to supply fuel for municipal fires at the followfolowlng rates: Egg or range, per ton, $7.60; Fairmont, 13.60. At & meeting of the board of public works yesterday five resolutions were adopted for as many Improvements. The city Is now open for bids on the State Line street pavement, Gostlln street sewer. Brown avenue pavement. Brown avenue walks and Chicago avenue walks.

The plumbers bond of Romeny

Sleight, Sanitary Plumbing company was accepted and license granted.

To the republicans of the city of

Hammond and all friends who will

unpport me. It I accept the nomination

for niTori

I would like to have an many of yon, an no come conveniently, to meet me at Huehn'n hall on Wednesday evening;, October 1, at 7i30 p. m. I a all then announce publicly whether or not I will accept the nomination and. If I accept, the conditions

on which I will do no.

Sincerely youra, PETER CRUM PACKER. A big house is expected to greet At

torney Peter Crumpacker at Huehn's hall this evening. Since Monday even

ing, when it became known that Mr.

Crumpacker would reserve his answer until this evening, his friends, unbe

known to him, have campaigned to get

np a large meeting to convince him

that they meant business wlleri thev

nominated him for mayor. They argue that if there Is any doubt In his mind regarding the nomination the presence

of a large and enthusiastic audienrn

will have the desired effect of train

ing his unhesitating acceptance. The meeting time is set for 7:30 o'clock.

DUCHESS TO HUNT BIG GAME ALONE

big book soon toje issued

Salt Lake City Men Soon to

Leave Hammond When Presses Begin to Roll.

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FACTORY

Hammond Manufacturer

Decides to Start Industry

in Alabama Similar to One He Is Operating in Ham

mond.

Thaw and ' FerjjrusorL.

Mrs. Lola

Believing that an expression of public sentiment, is the only thing now needed to secure for Harry JL Thaw his release and the restoration to him of his rights as an American citizen, Mrs. Lulu Ferguson of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has started what she hopes to make a world-wide petition in favor of this young American millionaire prisoner.

WHITING EULLMOOSE

HAVE 10 CONTEST

Frank Lono: Will Be Nomi

nated as Candidate for Mayor of Oil City.

(Special to Ths Timf.s.) Whiting. Ind.. Oct. 1. The Prorres

slve party iOf 'Whitinar ' have "completed its ticket for the coming municipal election and as there will be no contest, no primaries will be held Oct. 2.

The list of candidates on the bull

moose ticket to be ratified la as follows: Mayor Frank M. Lon?. City Clerk W. E. Gillette. City Judge Frank B. Lewis, Jr.

Frank Eshoim and his staff of tal

woru workers are shortly to

depart . lor salt Lake City and other

western points from which they came.

They leave no porrowing, although all

have seemingly enjoyed their stay in Hammond. The mammoth volume that this literary crew compiled is being put to bed on the presses at Conkey's. As has been said a number of times it contains eighteen hundred pages and a million and a half names. niw To Defend tCsbolm. Some of the loyal who work for Editor-in-chief Eshoim desire that his sidc of the humorous episode that recently occurred at Conkey's be presented. It will be remembered that one Austin Davis, an erratic genius, was dismissed from service. According to bartenders, night clerks and bell boys, Mr. Davis while in Hammond imbided freplv nf

, the amber liquid. Upon arising he would . seek other consolation for homesick- , ness. rw T- i a ....

iiiac jjo. ib was uriuiant no one questions. Mr. Eshoim states that "on some days he was worth a hundred and fifty dollars to me."

Alderman First "Ward Geo,

Juhasz, Jr. Alderman Second Ward Axel Kald ing.

Alderman Third Ward Wesley

Tharp. Alderman Third Ward John Kubeck

Alderman at Large Mike Richval-

sky. Alderman at Large J. E. Miles.

There will be no opponent on this

ticket for D. D. Griffith as city treas

urer, Mr. Griffiths name appears on

the citizens' ticket. GYPSIES ARE RELEASED

FROM CUSTODY

Unable to secure sufficient evidence

to warrant a conviction, Peter Tonko,

and Julius Yonko, the two gypsies who were arrested on a charge of holding up and robbing John Costello, king of a necond band of gypsies, of a sum of $500 while he was camping south of Hammond Sunday night, were discharged before City Judge Barnett yesterday afternoon. Attorney Joseph Conroy apepared for the defendants and brought out sufficient evidence to show the court that the two gypsies were not guilty, although Costello positively identified the two gypsies as the ones who attacked him and stole the $500 bill. As an outcome of the trial yesterday afternoon several assault and battery cases were filed in Judge Ames' court, several of the gyp

sies having each other arrested on the above charges.

CITIZEIS'

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RAGE

v (Special o 'i"HH TIM5S.) .. . Munster, Ind. J t. t .The -cliwni'

pa.rty last n;.. "-ti-sJ K aomlhatlngr

petition with towttfelerk. IL. F. Kaske

at a regular meeting of the town board.

The names of the following candidates

appear on the ticket:

Trustee Third Ward G. Kooy. Trustee Fourth Ward Fred ReeL Clerk Oliver J. Kraay. Treasurer John Klootwyck. Mashal Q. W. Johnson. .,

These candidates were nominated at a school house meeting last Thursday evening. The board of election commissioners Is composed of Herman Dmlk and Andrew Welter and Hugh Kaske the town clerk, the former two

having been appointed last, night. Andrew Welter who was lnstru

mental in getting the new ticket in

the field said today:

"An effort has ben made to make it appear that this new party was to be

a Welter party, in order to give the voters a wrong impression. The fact is, I was not a candidate and am not now. I took an interest Just like every citizen should, and I think that we named the ticket correctly when we called It the citizens' party. That the voters were intersted was evidence by the fact that they turned out In large numbers last Thursday, despite the fact

that it was a dark and rainy night."

HEAVY VOLTAGE -

PENETRATESKROSGREII

6,600 Shoot Through Tele

phone Lineman, Who Falls Off Pole.

I TO SPEI LOTS OF HEY

Although 6,600 yolta of electricity

pajsisf- thr,oi the body .of JjP,e Kros-

grn, 624 Anri strtet,' Hammond, yesterday afternoon, which Is enough power to electricute a half dosen men, Dave is today a live man, but Is suffering from the following injuries received in a thirty-five foot fall: Badly lacerated face and hands. Few broken ribs. Many internal injuries. Krosgen, who is employed by a Chicago Telephone Company as a repair lineman, was cleaning a trouble wire on the corner of Kennedy and Summer streets. He accidentally touched a high tension wire and the power of 6,600 volts which the wire contained, passed through his body. Pedestrians rushed to the scene and removed the unconscious body to a nearby store. Dr. T. W. Oberlin, who was called, says that the Jar which the bod received from the thirty-five foot fall from the top of the post, brought it back to life. The injured min was soon revived and was removed to his home at 624 Ann stret, where he is improving splen

didly.

Ove Gnatt, who has built up a pros

perous plant In Hammond in which all

I kinds of decorative plants are treated

I in a secret chemical process in order to

preserve them in their natural color

and shape, is about to open a similar Industry in Evergreen, Ala., in which

Evergreen capital is interested and

which is altogether independent of the

Hammond institution.

Twenty-five people are employed in

the Hammond plant, and foliage from

all over the world is treated here. Mr,

Gnatt's father operates a similar plant

in Sweden. The Evergreen concern ac

cording to Mr. Gnatt's statement is to

have twice the capacity of the Ham

mond plant, and will in no way inter

fere with the work or the running o

The principal things to be treated in

Alabama are magnolia leaves and all

kinds of native evergreens which grow there in abundance. Mr. Gnatt is in

Evergreen to get things In shape for

the opening of his plant.

The Evergreen Courant speaking o

the new industry says:

"EvergTeen is fortunate in securing

another Industry that promises to

bring many thousands of dollars to our

community. And it is an enterprise that will utilize a product of the for- i ests that is worthless for any other purpose. It is the preparation and shipping of evergreens for decorative purposes. This business has been carried on here for more than twenty years, and while the new enterprise will not interfere with the business It will increase "the volumne and scope of territory' to Which it will be shipped. 1 "O. GnlC of Hammond, Ind., is now

ror Wis: sctenutic treating- oi decora tives by a secret chemical process which preserves hm foHage, causing it to retain its rich green color for

an Indefinite period and also makes it non combustible. Mr. Gnatt has been using this process for years, and says that his reason for establishing a plant in Evergreen Is to obviate the culling that is found necessary when the raw product is shipped from here to his Indiana packing house. Much of the stuff shipped is unfit for treating. He says he expects by the middle of next year to be able to give employment to some thing like one hundred laborers with a considerable weekly pay roll. He has leased the large two-story brick building on the corner of East Front and Cary streets for his packing house and this building is now being made ready for use. "Mr. Gnatt will only remain here a few days himself, but will leave the business in charge of K. Nielsen, who is now here with him."

Erie Railroad Company to

Change Its Entire Rightof -Way From Konts to Crown Point; To Make Double Track System One of Fastest Out of Clricago.

Duchess of Aosta. The Duchess of Aoeta, who lives in a palace at Naples, Italy, is now caking preparations to quit civilization for six or seven months and eo hunting in the African jungles. The duchess will have no female comE anions, though she will hire a small odyguard of natives. She is going after big game and intends to do some exploring also.

Enright Funeral. Impressive funeral services over the remains of Miss Josephine Enright were hell from the All Saints' church this morning, where the Rev. Father Barrett conducted the requiem high mass at 9 o'clock. A large circle of sorrowing friends and relatives attended to pay their last respects to the deceased. Interment was made at St. Joseph cemetery.

A Slander Case.

On a charge of malicious slander, the first case of its kind that has ever been filed in Judge Prest's court. Gust Kulczlc, employed as a porter in Hammond, was arrested on a warrant sworn out by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney I. I. Modjeska yesterday morning. The court has taken the case under advisement.

Make that cold room bearable with a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas & Elec Co. Adv. 25tf

CHANGES IN GARYHAMMOND SCHEDULE ON G. & I. R. R. The Gary & Interurban has issued a new time table for its Gary-Hammond division. The first Hammond-bound car leaves Kleventh avenue and Broadway, Gary, at 4:45 a. m., the next one leaves North Broadway at 5 a. m.

From that time on cars leave on the half and even hour with the follow

ing exceptions: The cars heretofore known as the 7, 9, 11, 1 and 3 o'clock cars instead of leaving North Broadway will leave at Eleventh avenue and Broadway ten minutes after the hour, as 7:10, 9:10,, etc. The average time of one hour is consumed in the run between the two cities, but the first car makes the time in 45 minutes. The last car leaves for Hammond at 11 p. m. At 5 a. m. the first car leaves Hammond and every thirty minutes thereafter until 11:30 at night. Cars leaving Hammond at 8 and 10 a. m. and 12:01 and 2 and 4 p. m. go straight through to Valparaiso, making connections with cars for La port e, Chesterton and other points.

C. H. Krug Taken. Charles H. Krug, 557 Summer street, Hammond, was arrested by Special Agent Bush at the Erie depot last night on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was arraigned before City Judge Barnett in the city court this morning and found guilty. Krug received a minimum fine of $1 and costs. SAID ASSEMBLYMEI-

WERE BRIBED; JAILED

(Special to Thb Times. ) Crown Point, IndH Oct. 1. According to report coming from authentic foundation, the Erie railroad is planning Improvements that will be of greater magnetude than any ever contemplated in this vicinity and which will mean the expenditure of thousands of dollars to the corporation east of Crown Point. , Nothing short of changing the entire right of way from Kouts to Crown Point is the present plan of , the engineers, who are in charge of the right of way. In order to make the road one of the fastest double track reads out of Chicago. , Hundreds of men, and tons' of machinery are engaged in grading! fllling, and building, bridges east of Kouts proper and it is said?, that engineers stakes have been setfor a direct line from Kouts to-'CtoVn Point, which

would bring the Erie within about two miles of Hebron, thus abandoning tfie old sinking bridge near Palmer, which has cost of the corporation thousands of dollars to build and keep' in repair. If the improvement goes through as planned it will cost the railroad thousands of dollars in the purchase of expensive farm lands for; right of way purposes. . ; ' " ; ' ; John E. Frass, cashier of the Peo-, pie's State Bank has a farn 'Moh will be offected by the proposed change, the llri , running si ne:tr'hf f a'rni hv'r and barns that it ..''will be necessary to move or abandon them. . It is said

the primary erason for .the change and . improvement is to get a grade as level as it can possibly be made, straighten the right of way for the purpose of making faster time and also to abandon the dangerous and expensive bridge near Palmer, which has always given the road officials the greatest , concern.

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FRED GASTEL IS NAMED DELEGATE The annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents was held this week at Indianapolis. The annual address of President J. W. Jackman urged upon the members the importance of co-operation and the strengthening of the state organization. V. L. Taylor, former at

torney general, delivered an address on the lessons Indiana may leam from

the recent troubles in Missouri. The association adopted a resolution against underwriters and annexes. Its delegates to the National association were also instructed to vote against including casualty agents in the state or national associations. G. A. Deltch delivered an address on "Importance of Correct and Concurrent Forms" and State Fire Marshal W. E. Longley spoke on "How the Local Agent Can Assist the Fire Marshal." John Bruns of New Albany was elected president and E. J. Blue of Muncie, secretary and treasurer. The following delegates to the Cincinnati meeting were elected: John Ft. Welsh, John J. Iteilly, John E. Milnor, E. H. Fory, O. J. Smith, Fred Gastel of Indiana Harbor. J. W. Kirkpatrick, B. F. Fflster, It. F. Scoudder and R. E. Breed.

THEY HOPE

FOR CROWD

BUY OUT "OIHCY" TOBACCO FEATURE (Special to The Times.) Detroit, Mich., Oct.. 1. The McHieScotten Tobacco company of this city has purchased from the Krummel Tobacco company of Cincinnati their brand Worthy Scrsp and entire good will. This is one of the iSost Important pieces of tobacco news of the week. The McIIie company will add Worthy Scrap to their list, such as Union Scout Scrap, Grand Union Plug, Winegold. Forex, Canadian Club, Country Club, and other well-known brands, and believe it will be a strong feature of their trade.

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Underwood,

James C Garrison. James C Garrison, Governor Suiter's loyal publicity agent, was committed to the penitentiary by the Tammanyized New York assembly last week for saying that four members had been bribed to vote for Governor Sulzer's impeachmentHundreds of others had made the same statement, but the assembly deemed it advisable to punish only Mr. Garrison.

A Large Enrollment. A. G. Ueaver, superintendent of the West Hammond public schools announces that the enrollment for the fall term is 315, somewhat higher than at this time last year. At a meeting of the board of education yesterday it was decided to watch the progres of new classes now underway with view to making more decided chances next year. The Sibley street school has a brand new heating system. Manuel training and domestic science Is being taught In the Wentworth school, the first by John V. Hart and the latter by Louise Han-stein.

La Vendor cigars are pronounced ex. cepUonally good by ail smokers. Adv.

Officials of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce hope that the cities of East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Gary and Whiting will respond with large delegations for the conference which is to be held on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock with Congressman J. B. Peterson in the Hammond Chamber of Commerce rooms. Ways and means to get the Calumet river improvement started and to get favorable action from Congress are to be the principal topics for consideration. It is recognised as a matter that effects the entire Calumet region vitally, and it Is hoped that all men of affairs, whether they are affiliated with a commercial club or not, will find time to devote an hour to the meeting. One of the prerequisites for federal aid is that all the cities in the region co-operate to stop the dumping of sewage Into the Grand Calumet river.

SAYS GEN. CUSTER DIED IN HIS ARMS

DRUGGIST IN COLLISION (Special to Thb Times.) Highland, Ind., Oct. 1. While returning to Hammond in his auto late Monday night V. S. Summers, unable to see anything on the road ten feet ahead, collided with a horse and buggy about a mile east of this city. He was not going over five miles an hour and no one was injured. The buggy belonged to William Bunder of Lansing, who was taking a young lady home. The buggy was damaged, but Mr. Bunder attaches no blame to Mr. Summers.

Ben Mcintosh ("Curley the Crow").

Ben Mcintosh, or "Curley the Crow," the only government survivor of the Custer Massacre, is now in Washington on a mission to the great white father. He says General Custer died in his arras. "Curley" is a wealthy Indian. He owns 820 acres of fine farm land near Butte, Mont., and has valuable stock, aswell as large crops.