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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
HAMMOND GETS
NEW H.S. PRINCIPAL
Fronk D. McElroy of Craw-
fordsville is the New
Incumbent.
PROF. HILL GETS A new JOB
Board of Education Believes It Has
Made a Ten Srike in Getting
New Man.

The information that Professor w. A.
Hill, principal of the Hammond high
school, is to be succeeded by Frank ID.
McEIroy of CrawferdsviIIe, Ind, who
will assume the duties OF his Office in
September of next year Will come as
Il surprise to the people of Hammond
and especially the teaching force which
has not yet been apprssed of MIR. Nc
EIroy's appointment.
Professor w A. Hill is to be made
supervising principal of the Hammond
schools in which capacity he will have
charge of the arranging of the work of
the teachers under the direction of Sup
erintendent Mcdaniel. This office was
created a year ago and was filled tenn
porarily by Miss Adkins until arrange
ments could be made for Mr.. Hill to
take over the office and develope its
full possibilities.
VIII Add to Efficiency.
This change is expected to greatly
add to the efficiency of the work in the
local schools. Mr.. Hill will be able to
take from Superintendent McDaniers
hands a great deal of the work with
which he has been burdened during the
rast year and will enable Mr.. Mcdaniel
to spend more of his time, as the ex-
ecutive head in the general supervision
OF the schools.
When Principal McElroy takes up
his work his field of activity will be
clearly defined and as he is known
to be a most progressive young man a
great deal is expected of him by the
local school board.
Frank D. McElroy is a graduate of
Wabash college. He is not only a peda-
gogue but he has been in business long
enough to develope the practical side.
For the past year Mr. McElroy has
been connected with the real estate
firm of Frank C. Evans & company, the
largest in Crawfordsvi1le, and previous
to that he held the principalship Of the
|Crawfordsville schools for four years.
The Charlottesville schools. with the
exception that they have not taken up
the manual training idea, are cousid-
ered as good as any in the state and 1t
is possible that Mr.. McBlroy may bring
many new ideas with him which may be
adopted here. The local board of edu-
cation considers itself fortunate in get
ting the services of Prof McElroy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
DEATH AND DISASTER
IN GIANT EXPLOSION

Spontaneous combustion I'm the dry
still of the American Maize Products
company at ROby caused an explosion
this noon which was followed by
fire, destroying the six story starch
building within an hour.
About twenty people were at work In
the building at the time and six OF
these In their hurry to get from the
burning building were more or less in
jured, three of these quite severely.
One man died later ON being taken to
the hospital.
THE DEAD.
ALFRED sWANsON-aged 35; home
brick.
THE INJURED.
JOHN SELAND-aged 20; home,
body.
JAMES KILPATRICK-aged, home
West Pullman, I'LL, body bruised and
torn.
The accident is the most serious
that ever happened to a plant I'm the
vicinity of Roby for years.
BUILDING is RUINED.
At o'clock this noon, the big brick
puAiolns was a complete ruin, even the
walls having tumbled down. The COM
pany's fire department turned out i'm
mediately when the fire whistle be-
gan to blow, but all it could do was
to check the flames from spreading
onto the other buildings. the nearest
Of which was connected with an aerial
gangway one hundred feet long The
Robertsda1e fire department was on
the scene in a very few minutes and
owing to the good water pressure that
is there, was able to throw a good
stream. The Hammond fire engine
from Central station made a record run
to the fire and remained there several
hours pumping water.
1t was the explosion that wrecked
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08

the entire building. About IL o'clock
the wind being from the north, Ham
mond people were startled by a muffled
boom. which portended some accident
and within two minutes 1t was report
ed in THE TIMES office, that the Glucose
factory was a wreck.
After two minutes the flames shot
into the air enveloping the entire plant
in smoke. The fire whistle began
blowing and the emergency fire depart
ments were organized. 1t was seen
Immediately that nothing could be
saved from the. building in which the
explosion occurred and all efforts
were made to save the surrounding
buildings.
The starch house stood farthest
south Of the five large buildings and
was more isolated than any of the
others. 1t was a brick structure and
was used largely for storing starch.
The estimate loss is about $75,0 900
as this building contained very little
of the expensive machinery.
At the superintendent's office the
statement was given out to THE TIMES
this noon that the accident and loss Of
today would not interfere with the
working Of the plant and that the
building destroyed this noon would be
replaced Immediately.
THE PLANT TODAY.
The plant today employed 900 men,
having been in operation since March.
The entire cost of the factory is in the
neighborhood of $3,00O.000 and shortly
after operation was begun, the name
of the company was changed from
the Western Glucose company to the
American Maize Products company
This is the first accident that has
occurred to the new plant despite the
extra precautions that have taken to
avoid accidents Of this kind
LATER-THE NAMES OF TWO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
VICTIM YOUNG
MAN OF THIRTY
Clothes Indicate That Owner Was
Refined and Enjoyed the Neces-
sites of Life-Coroner Shanklin of
Hammond Left Today to Hold In
quest Over Remains.

With the finding of the nude body of
an unidentified man In the Calumet
river, near Miller, through the discov-
cry of his clothes on the bank of the
stream, the sheriff of Lake county is
faced with the task of unraveIing a
most unusual murder mystery invoIv-
ing the death of what appears to be a
prosperous business man.
The body was found by Town Mar
shal Edward KIOpf of Miller, who had
been Informed by William Kietzman, a
miIIxman, that there were some good
clothes the bank of the river, and
decided that he would drag the stream
in an effort to find the owner of the
garments.
Klopf secured a boat and some Crap
ping hooks and after crossing the
river three times he succeeded in get
ting hold of the body and brought it
to the surface. From all appearances
the drowning had not taken place more
than five or six hours. before the body
was recovered
The body was examined in an effort
to discover evidences of foul play, but
none were to be found. 1t was left
in the stream to await the coming of
Coroner z. M. Shanklin of Hammond,
who was notified at once.
The drowned man was about 80 years
old and weighed $50 pounds. His
| body was we'll preserved and his ap-
pearance was such that he would
readily be taken for a man of refinment
and culture. and the fact that he was
so we'll groomed would indicate that
| he enjoyed the luxuries as well as the
| necessities of life.
! Marshal Klopf would have put the
case down as one of plain suicide If
it were not for the fact that it is most
unusual for suicides to undress before
taking final plunge.
1t seems ridiculous that a man
would have ventured in bathing at this
time of the year when it is so cold and
| wet, and so the natural conclusion is
| that the man was murdered, then un-
| dressed so that it would appear that he
had gone in bathing and finally thrown
into the river to carry out the idea.
So far there seems to be positively
no clew as to the identity of the man.
| No one in Miller remembers having
seen a man of that description about
and everyone thinks it peculiar that the
victim of a murder conspiracy should
have been Iured to their village and
] then killed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
BUSINESS MEMS
CLUB IS ACTIVE
schloer Divides Response
bility for City's Needs
Among Committees.
WILL BEGIN ACTIVE WORK SOON
Meeting Of Directors of Hammond's s
Commercial Organization Takes
Place in Johnston's Office.

Hammonds most necessary and ur-
gent needs came up last night at a
meeting of the directors of the Ham
mond Business Mems club, and were
laid on the shoulders of seven able
committees which were appointed by
President Jacob Schloer and the of d.
rectors
The meeting was held in the office of
E. F. Johnston in the Hammond build
irg, the entire board of directors be-
ing present. There is one vacancy on
the board but it will be filled in the
near future by an appointment.
The directors who were present were:
Jacob Schloer, ex-office president;
Adam r. Ebert, Otto Knoerzer. L. L.
Bomberger, S. E. Swain, Walter Sohl.
and John N. Beckman.
The Committees.
The various committees appointed
and the personel of each are as follows:
Civic committee-A. NJ. Turner, I. E.
Dickinson F. r. Schaaf. J.. M. Turner,
John Dyer, H. C. Miles. w. c. Belman,
J. K. Stinson, j. A. Aubrey, George
I.ocklin.
Reception committee-A. M. Turner,
acob Schloer. E. c. Minas. P. w. Meyn,
Lawrence Becker, w. B. Conkey.
City Public Improvement committee
John Glennon, r. H. Nellie, John E.
Fitzgerald, w. H. Gostlin, Frank S.
Betz, and John L. Rohde.
Committee on Manufacturing-W. H.
Gostlin, Lawrence Becker, Otto Knoer-
ger, George Locklin, w. G. Paxton.
Committee on Transportation-John
E. Fitzgerald, Carl E. Bauer. Hugh F.
Meikle.
Committee on Advertisment-J. N.
Beckman, NJ. Ruhstadt, A. Hellerman,
E. c. Minas, L. L. Bomberger.
| Membership committe-Joseph Weis,
A. Marks, and J. F. Irish.
Report at Each Meeting.
These committees are expected to re-
port every meeting night of the club on
the work which has been assigned to
them. The meetings have been so ar
ranged that the board of directors meet
on the first Thursday of the month, a
week in advance of the regular club
| meeting.
The various committees have been
selected with great care and each could
have been considerably enlarged as
there are enough able men connected
with the club but it was thought best
not make each committee too large as
1 this would produce unsatisfactory re-
suits
The committees are all important
ones. They will look into Hammond
needs from all angles.
The Civic committe is the largest
The men on this committee are known
to be in the front ranks for the beau
tifying of Hammond and they are able
to work up enthusiasm that will spread
over the entire city. But the Other
committees are equally as importan
and if they will work with their bes
EFFORTS the results will be obvious in {
short time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
SAD FUNERAL OF
FORMER PASTOR

Rev. William H Jones, former minis
ter of the North Side Congregational
was buried from his home at 82S Towle
street this afternoon. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by the Rev. Dono-
van the minister of the church who was
assisted by Mr.. Harris of the Indiana
Avenue Gospel Mission
After the services the remains ac-
companied by many Of the congregation
were taken to Oak Hill cemetry for
interment.
The deceased who was So years old,
leaves a wife and one son and a host
Of friends who mourn his loss to the
family and the congregation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
BUDSDERG BOYS
lNDENTIFY FATHER
Quarters Occupied By Priestess of
Crime VIII Be Searched and Base
ment Dug Up-Many New Vic
tins Are Added to Long List of
Dead.
LATEST NEWS IN
GUINNESS HORROR.
(speciaI 10 The Times.l

NSVSCAAA 10 Inc 11meSsD
LaPOrte, Ind, May S.-The
latest Developments In the Gum
ness horror are as follows:
1.-The skeleton of another
body was exhumed ON the Gun
ness farm ut LaPOrte this morn
Ing. The body had evidently
been buried for some time and
quieklime, which was thrown In
to the grave with 1T had caused
the rapid decomposition of the
flesh.
2-The states attorney, Ralph
NJ. Smith, made his first public
statement today to The Times
correspondent, which is as fol-
lovvas Gray Lumphere set IRE
to the home cf Mrs. Guinness.
The state has plenty of evil
dence to bear up this assertion.
Kf he did not participate In the
Helgc1ein murder, he at least
had q guilty Knowledge OF it,
3-The state hns evidence
enough to convict Lamphere and
the states attorney believes that
before long confession will be
secured from him which will In
n measure at least clear up the
mystery of the finding of the
many bodies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
DEMOCRATS HOLD WELL
ATTENDED MEETING

The Hammond Democratic club held a
regular meeting last night and adopted
an amendment to the bylaws creating
the offices of trustees. The following
three well known democrats were Sc
lected for this office: John L. Rohde,
ex-president of the board of public
works; Councilman ]. NJ. Turner and
Attorney George B. Sheerer.
While no action was taken last night
at the meeting 1t was the concensus of
opinion that the club would incorporate
and thus make it a permanent organi-
zation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08
OfhciaIs Up Againnt II.

WE'RE SECURED LATE THIS AZ
TERNOON:
STANLEY MAGARRA.
GUST SAGER.
sAGER IS FROM HAMMOND AND
LIVES ON THE NORTH SIDE. HIS
INJURIES ARE NOT FATAL.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08

Commissioners Are Weary Of Hot
Fight and Contestants Hope That
Sensational Case VIII Soon Be
Settled-Both Sides Refuse to Let
Up on Fight at Crown Point.
Especial to TrMns).

crown Point, Ind, May S-whas
promises to develop into q scandal of
gigantic proportions leaked out in the
Lake county courthouse today when IL
developed that the official tally sheet
OF Calumet townships last election has
disappeared from the archives,
WHERE is TALLY sHEETs
The sensational story emanated from
the auditors office last night, whera
the county commissioners were I'm ses-
sion. The demand was made for the
missing tally sheet and when senrch
was made for it in the archives I'm the
courthouse where the election papers
are kept, 1T could not be found.
MAY BE STOLEN.
The story got out that the precious
document was displaced but it uax
today said that the tally sheet had been
stolen.
1t has been learned that the Ysrecfnct
sheets are intact with tiseir SWORN aslss-
natures attached, but they cannot bs
accepted as election returns. .Atforl
neys for the saIoonkeepers of Calumet
township are JubiIant. They demand
the Hicks remonstrance was based and
it cannot be had.
MUCH SPECULATION RIFE.
What this means remains to be
seen. 1t is said here on good authorf-
ty the loss of the tally sheet will mean
that the remOnstrance is invalid and
that the salOonkeepers Will be victor
tous I'm their fight, for without the Of
fetal electoral tally sheet, it will be
impossible for the antf-saIoon element
to legally prove their case.
Battle Over Question.
The county commissioners ended
their fourth day Of their session with
out reaching any definite conclusion
regarding the Calumet township saloon
question. Yesterday arguments were
heard all day pro and con and 1t is
thought they will dispose of the mat
ter today. Much interest is being GEN.
tered on the question locally as it is
said the decision will establish a pre-
cedent which will be authority on like,
actions should they happen to arise in
the future.
Officials Up Against 1t.
Thus, the commissioners are up
against the proposition of their lives;
the easiest way out being a decision
against the saloon element, and being
protected in their decision by the arm
of the law. or else, waiting for the
attorneys for the saloon interests TO
find a loopho1e whereby they can an
null the power of the remonstrance and
decide in favor of the saloons. Today
will probably see settlement of the
much mooted question anxiously.
awaited by ''wets" and "drys" alike,
But it is said whichever way it goes
both sides will wage their campaign
with increased vigor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-08

The two most interesting develop
ments of the day were the identification
of the body of Ollie O. Budsburg of
Icla. Wis, by Mat and Oscar Budsburg,
the sons of the murdered suitor of Mrs
Guinness and the decision of the
authorities to employ the best detective
service in the country in an effort to
solve the mystery of the crime.
Unnerved by Scene.
Mat and Oscar Budsberg of lola, Wis,
whose father. business man, visited
Mrs. Guinness a year ago last April,
arrived in company with Edward Cha
pus, an lola friend, and were taken
Immediately to the farm by Deputy
Sheriff Anstess. He unlocked the door
and took them into the carriage shed
They looked at the bones about the
floor Of the place and turned pale
Oscar said something in the Norwegian
tongue.
What is it?" asked the deputy sheriff
of Chapus
He says" replied Chapus. that his
heart fails him, but I have told him he
must look regardless of the conse-
quences." Silently they passed down
between the rows of the haggard bodies
until they came to the one of the man
with the light mustache-an adornment
of which he had once been proud.
The mustache looked exactly as 1t
must have looked when the man was in
life. The characteristic droop was
there. the color and shade was un-
changed. The Budsberg boys glanced
at it and moaned. putting their hands
to their eyes and turning away, Chapus
said something to them in their mother
tongue and the turned to the deputy
sheriff:
1t Is Ollie o. Budsberg.
TT is their father" he said "Anstess
demanded a more careful inspection OF
the body and the sons sick and stagger-
ing came back to examine the ands
the fleshless feet, and the skull
There is no doubt" gasped Oscar
and they ran out of the shed AS soon
as the corner will permit it the body OF
the man with the light mustache will
be taken back to lola, and buried as
Ollie o. Budsburg
He is the man who used to take the
Gunnes children to the Quaker school
and kiss them affectionately as he left
them at the door. There was real love
in his heart for the woman who gave
them birth. who had plighted her troth
TO him. who he believed would soon be
his wife
To Employ Pinkertons.
Realizing that the magnitude of the
case is such that the utmost resources
OF detective skill are required to cope
with 1T. the local authorities have Sc
cured the aid Of Pinkerton's National
Detective Agency of Chicago.
The employment of the Pinkertons
one of the chief objects of Sheriff
Arizona republican., 1908-07-05
"Regeneratirq" the Indian.

Among the Pueblo Indians is the largest Indian school in the country, under kindly management, which is heroically struggling to fit one hun dred and sixty round pegs into square holes. It looked like a bad job. The teacher seemed unhOpeful, and the de- pressed faces of the pupils. beneath the government bang of their hair, contrasted painfully. with my memory of the jollity and bubblIng- over spirits of some Navajo children, their ponies by climbing up their tails and galloping gaily off to their daily tasks of herding the cattle and sheep of their families.
 Carlisle agriculture is a failure in Arizona, because of natural conditions of moisture, which forbids breaking up the soil with blows. but the Hopi with their primitive methods cultivate corn and melons and grow peaches success fully, easily providing food for their families while the item of clothing is quite negligible.-A. w. Dimock in The Outing Magazine for July
Arizona republican., 1908-07-05
SUMMfRFASHI0NS
 MODES Al NEWPORT
Toilettes Seen On Bellevue Avenue The Directoire Gown-The Sheath SLirt

Never before has there been quite such q successful season at Newport as at the present time On every fine afternoon Bellevue avenue is thronged with carriages and automobiles con- tanning the very Creme de la Creme of American society. together with d fair sprinkling of foreign diplomats and various English and European noblemen who are visiting the cot tagers."
 The costumes worn at the Casino dances, as well as at all private balls, dinners and receptions dre brilliant in the extreme. Everywhere the highest note of fashion is struck by the directOire gown. The direc- toire toilettes of a century ago were revivals of the attire of the ancient Greeks and Romans and consequently the fashions of the present day still retain many Of these classical ef- fleets. The practical application that the French ynodiste makes of the directoire is Seen in the general use of the coat with large draped rev CTS. big pockets. high collar and braid and button ornaments. stim- ulating the, rich trimmings of the period.
 The Sheath. Skirt.
 These coats are nearly always combined with the new sheath skirt about which such sensational ac- counts have recently appeared. But this skirt is really but an exagger- ated style of the closely draped and circular cut skirts that were fea- tured in the spring fashions. Some of the great Paris dressmakers in an effort to attract attention have lately brought out models of a radi- cally extreme character. some of these skirts being so close fitting that nothing can be worn under them but silk tights, while others are slit up the side 10 show a lace or accordeOn pleated petticoat. But it is needless to say that these ultra models have not found favor on this side of the water.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-05
The Indian Revisited After a Gen
 eration


 | A generation later it occurred to me to find out. if possible. what civilization had done for my red friends and, with the Camera -man, I revisited the scene of events that had interested me before he had come into the world. Even Nature was not to be recognized. Where once I had sat in an Indian council, | far from any human habitations oth- CT than tepees, in a great circle of serious-visaged, taciturn Indians ora tors which justified all the traditions l had ever heard of Indian eloquence was now a bustling town with churches and warehouses, a post of flee and a jail. Where once lay alone for half day Upon a bound- less prairie, watching the buffaloes that by thousands were grazing upon it, some of them at times feeding fearlessly so rear mo that I held my rifle ready 10 1epel an attack if some old pull ciacned to mist tk 2 me for a wo'f. W; ru-Y a limit ass field of waving sra c.. Railroads lad gr.dirOned .he cd hunting grou .ds. .f''l tr.'r. Lad m4C. Nsy for "ry hlcCkS.
 'rh. p!eturesGueness "f the InG.ar had ""tartCd and h., civiliza Z; n proved a misfit. The cruelest In ldian that ever lived had covered himself with an unbecoming sane timoniousness, joined the church. gone into the business of posing for his picture, physical or moral. to artist or amateur at a fixed tariff and was believed to be on his way down to the lecture platform and writing for the magazines.
 | The young Indian whom I knew best and liked most, had become a | bad Indian. who killed and was killed. Another, son of a Kiowa chief of great and infamous dis tinction, was said to have become a preacher. although I could not | learn what community was reaping Ithe benefit of his manifestations Under the fostering care of the | Federal government. from wander i ing Ishmaelites the Indians had be- come lords of the manor, living in the fields, while their overlords dis ported in festive garments, and drove around their possessions, with i their families, in vehicles that va ' ried from a farm wagon to a hearse I had heart-to-heart talks with imen and women who were devoting i their lives to philanthropic work among the Indians and was often surprised by their pessimistic views Several lamented that thei rcivili- zaticn was the thinnest of veneering and one philanthropist in the far l West assured me that he believed Nature was through with the Indian and contemplated his removal, by gradual and kindly stages. to his own happy hunting grounds. When asked what then was the purpose of his work, l was told that it was to | promote the happiness of the Indian by developing his better nature along the lines of least resistance, instead of cramming him with technical knowledge that he wouldn't and couldn't assimilate-From Some In- dians. Past and Present" by A. W. Dimock, in The Outing Magazine for July.