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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
WOODMEN MEMORIAL
TAKES PLACE YESTERDAY.
Mnrchers Suffer on Account of Great
Heat on Way To Cemetery.

Yesterday was memorial day for the
Modern Woodmen of America and the
deceased of the order who are buried
in the cemeteries of Hammond were
touchingly remembered by their sur
viving brethren.
A line Of parade was formed at
Huehn's hall by the members of
Eureka camp and the lodge members
from Whiting and Indiana Harbor
From the hall the parade marched
down Holman street to Oak Hill ceme-
terry, where services were held and
where the drill team executed a drill
in honor of the deceased
The day was warm one to march
and many of the members who had in
tended TO march along. foresaw defeat
on account of the sultry heat The
attendance, however, was a good one
and larger than some of those of pre-
vious year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
HAS A NARROW ESCAPE
Hubert, Ten Year Old Son
of Atty. Gavit, Partially
Asphyxiated.

Hubert Gavit, the ten-year- son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A Gavit, 755 Sibley
street, came very near being asphix-
lated last Saturday night by escaping
gas from an instantaneous heater.
He had gone into the bath room to
take a bath and the gas in the heater
had ben lighted for the purpose of heat
ing the water. Mrs. Gavit left the boy
for little while and when she returned
he was unconscious.
She smelled the odor of esca ping gas
and instantly realized that the boy
would have to be taken out into the
fresh air if he was to be revived. Dr.
Graham was called and the child soon
became concious under his care.
Today he is around again and 1t is
believed he has not suffered any evil
effects from his unusual experience. It
is not known how the gas escaped with
the fire in the burner going and an
examination of the heater will be made
to determine the cause and provide
against a reoccurence in the future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
ANNUAL CONCLAVE
OCCURS THIS WEEK
About Fifty Hammond Will
Go to Beautiful Lake
Winona.
LOCAL TEhPLARS 'GO|NG some
Attorney J. Ct. Ibach of Hammond
Is Grand Standard Bearer
of the State.

In the netghborhOod or nifty mem
bers of the Hammond Commandery,
knights Templar, will go to Winona
Lake next Wednesday to participate
in the annual conclave which will be
held at this popular summer resort
The party will leave the Masonic
Temple here at o'clock Wednesday
morning and will arrive at Winona
Lake in time to witness the entire
program on the best day of the con-
clave.
1t is expected that the Hammond
Commandery will take an important
part in the conc1ave because of the
rapid progress that has been made in
the growth of the local order.
One of the things which will be
pointed to with pride is the fact that
the record for a large class in Indiana
was broken the other day when twenty
three men were given the Knight Tenn
plar degree.
With this prestige the Hammond
delegation will be welcomed at Winona
as one of the most alive in the state.
great deal of interest is also ex-
pected to be taken by the visiting
Knight Templars in the giving of the
month.
While the Hammond men will not
take this opportunity to boom their
project it is expected that the Knights
Templar will want to know all about
the camel and the hot sands. ETC., and
OF, course they will be given all of the
information they want along that line.
The following are the state officers
and it will be noticed that j. G. Ibach
of this city is grand standard bearer.
Grand Commander-V. w. Wood
ward Indianapolis.
Vice Eminent Deputy Grand Com
mander-Charles Day. New Albany
Eminent GeneraIissino-L- Short.
Franklin.
8 Grand Captain -General-W. D. Hos
ford, South Bend.
Grand Senior Warden-John L.
Rupe Richmond.
Grand Prelate-v. w. Tevis, Rush
vile.
son. Indianapolis.
Grand standard-Be d-Bearer-Joseph G.
Ibach, Hammond
Grand Sword -Bearer-Carrol K. Nc
| Cul1ough, Anderson.
Grand Warder-Iarry Strickland,
Greenfield.
Aside from the grand officers the To-
cal committee will make no other as
signments until May 15.
w II. Kfngery, chairman of the COM
mittee, has for the present abandoned
his business in Warsaw and is giving
all his time to making hotel assign
ments. His daily mail is heavy with
/ requests from knights who will bring
their families to the conclave and it
| is these individual applications for ho-
! tel quarters which are giving the local
committee a busy time.
Before the commandery opens the
| Warsaw Commandery will pitch a tent
at the entrance of Winona park, where
! it will conduct bureau of informa-
| tion. The Communicates that have no
| titled the committee that they will at
tend are, Raper of indianapolis, Elk
hart. Hammond, Lafayette, Huntington
| Angola, Valparaiso, Goshen. Marion,
DELPHI, Bluffton, Columbia City, Shell
! byville and Greenfield.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
LONG FIGHT IN PROSPECT
Allies Will Not Give Up the
Ship Until the Very
Last Ditch.

II the "allies" keep to their threat
next weeks republican national con-
vention will be the longest drawn out
happening of it's kind ever known when
the result was forecasted as thoroughly
as this one is. It loks like a five days
gathering at the least.
THE allies" gave out formal state
ment yesterday that they did not in
tend to bolt the hearing which the ma
tional committee is now giving the
many contests. In fact, they wanted to
make their first fight there in order to
lay the foundations for a harder fight
afterwards. Expecting to be beaten
before the national committee they in
tend to take their fight before the
committee on credentials of the con-
vention. and. If beaten there. to the
floor of the convention itself.
All of this takes time. The creden-
tials committee cannot be formed until
the convention is organized. The con-
vention cannot do any real business
until the committee reports. If it sends
in a minority report it will have to be
debated on the floor. and in a national
convention there is always plenty of
oratory on tap and no closure rules
except the previous question.
That Secretary Of War Taft will be
nominated for the presidency is not
questioned seriously by anybody. The
only question was how long it would
be before the nominating roll is called.
But in the mixup no attention seemed
to be paid to the candidate for vice
president That item seems to have
been forgotten.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
GUN PLAY ACCIDENT
Standard Man Fools With
Gun and is Badly
Hurt.

The Standard Steel Car district was
aroused last Saturday night by a mys-
terious shooting in which Joseph
Thomas. a saloonkeeper on Morton ave-
nue., was seriously injured. Nobody
seems to know exactly how the sup
posed accident happened. Thomas only
saying that he had gone to the woods
to shoot off an old gun with the inten-
ton Of cleaning 1t.
The gun being cd and rusty, instead
of going off exploded with the results
that flying pieces struck the saloon
keeper in the face. His hand was in
jured too. He suffered several pain
full gashes over the head and forehead
and is confined to his bed today.
Mrs. Thomas today secuted the idea
that her husband wanted to commit
suicide or that he had been hurt in
row. The accident occurred Saturday
night between seven and eight o'clock
DR.. Weis was called to attend the
patient and when questioned about the
nature Of the wound said he had been
told that it was caused by a gun ex-
plosion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
INTERURBAN COMPANY
KEEPS Up GOOD WORK
Gives Street to City and
Will Pave It In Addi-
tion to Present.
COMPANY GETS PUBLIC Street
City Clerk Instructed to Advertise
for Bids for Indiana Boule-
ward Improvement.

The board Of public works at its reg
ular meeting this morning passed a
resolution vacating the eastern extern
sion of Terrence avenue, making it a
pt olic highway from Calumet avenue
east This is a right of way owned by
the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Interurban railway company. the street
having been offered to- the city by. the
street car company and the city accept
ing it with the provision that the COM
pany pave it.
Secured Public Highway.
The street car company securing
public highway over his right of way
crosses the Pennsylvania railroad and
in this manner escapes building an in
terlocking tower, which is provided for
by the regulations of the Indiana rail-
read commission in places where one
road crosses another over private right
of way. Towers at public right Of way
crossings, however, are optional, and
since the Chicago. Lake Shore & South
Bend railway company is indesposed to
install an interlocking system, has
offered its right of way to the city for
public highway.
Board Took Advantage of Offer.
| The board of public works having an
opportunity to add another street to
Hammond without any cost to the city
and wishing that the interurban COM
pany lay its tracks soon as possible
was induced to accept the proposition
and aordered the improvement in the
shape of a resolution this morning.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the Indiana boule-
ward Improvement the bids to be in
the hands of the board on June 26.
The Sohl street sidewalk improve
ments were taken under advisement
until June 10. The plans and specinca-
tions for the Cedar street local sewer
were accepted and the improvement
Eordered. The primary assessment roles
for the Detroit street and Garfield ave-
nue. sewer were adopted.
The board ordered the improvement
Columbia avenue with a local sewer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
vANSICKLE WINS
At CLEVELAND
demon Of the Vest
Makes Them Look Cheap
at Ohio City.

Hammond people who were on the
lookout yesterday for the motor cyclists
who were in. a two day race, perhaps
saw streak go through that looked
to them like the Demon of the West"
and it was Charles w. Van Sickle, the
Hammond motorcycHsts, who with the
other racers was on the last lap of the
two day race.
Van Sickle was no participant in the
race yesterday, although he made the
complete trip yesterday. He accom-
panied his friend. Tormey, who was in
the race and also riding an Indiana
On Saturday, however, the local speed
fend made good when he raced in
Cleveland, winning five mile and a
ten mile handicap on the Glenview
circle track of minutes IL seconds for
the first race and 10 minutes and %
seconds for the long race.
The Cleveland Press said in big type
of Van Sickle:
evan SickIe's driving was wonder
full, and his daring in taking the curves
melted the crowds to frenzfed applause.
He bent his nearest rival by nearly n
mile"
Van Sickle also finished first in the
10 mile race and John Sabo. Cleveland
man, who was second in the five mile
race was also second in this race
1t being handicap race and Van
Sickle being a scratchman gave the
$50 yard an additional lead of a mile
and then came in in grand shape.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
MASKED MEN
ON THE SCENE
Negro Watchman Chased at the Point
of Revolver Away From Build
ing and Blaze Is Soon Afterwards
Discovered in the Building Police
Don't Believe Colored Man.

One of the fiercest flres which Gary
has ever known, completely destroyed
the Savoy hotel, located at the corner
OF Washington street and Ninth ave-
nue., entaiIing a loss of $4,000 and If
the story of XVatchman Theodore jack
son may be believed, has provided the
Gary police with an arson mystery
which may prove to be one of the most
remarkable which this section of the
country hns ever known.
The building is owned by negro
NAMED Simon Hessler and has been
leased to the Savoy. hotel company of
Chicago. 1t has just been completed
and part OF the furniture was installed
when this morning atsabout 1:25 o'clock
fire started and in twenty Ave min
utes had consumed the entire building.
johnson Tells queer story.
According to the story which John
son tells, he was on duty as night
watchman around the building when
three masked colored men approached
linn and upon covering him with re-
volvers, demanded that he start down
the Wabash tracks and not return to
the place on penalty of being killed.
Shortly afterwards fire was discover
ed in the building by Constable Frank
Chambers and officer Charles Catey.
The officers fired shots into the air and
in this manner aroused the entire
neighborhood, including the fire de-
partment.
The department arrived promptly but
it was Immediately seen that it would
be useless to attempt to save the
building. The first of the arrivals at
the fire assisted Simon Hessler and
Theodore Jackson, who had returned
by this time, remove part of the fur
niture from the blazing hotel.
The firemen then confined their en-
ergies to preventing the flames from
spreading to the other buildings in
the vicinity. They were successful in
this but after the flames had com
pleted their work and except for the
ashes It would hardly be possible for
person to tell that hotel had occu-
pied the site only yesterday.
Police Don't Believe Negro.
The police say they are convinced
that the fire was of incentiary origin
but they are not inclined to believe
Watchman Jacksons story about the
three masked men and the gun play.
The building was insured for So. Gao
Oliver Holmes had $4,000 of it in some
of the companies he represents and
Judge Ainsley had $4,000 in some OF
the companies for which he writes
Fortunately for the Savoy Hote
company, there had been but a little
of the furnishings put in the buildinE
at the time the fire started. The res
of the furniture was in car on a sid
ing and was saved from destruction.
A lease had been taken in the build
ing for five years and it was proposed
to run the place as a family hotel
The fire was witnessed by thousand;
Of people who were aroused by thu
shots and the blowing of whistles
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
BACCAL AUREATE
OCCURS YESTERDAY
Wind-Up of School Year Begins and
Last Day of Active Work Takes
Place Today, Closing a Remark
ably Successful Years Work
Murray Speaks Of Athletics.

The Farewell to Seniors" and the
serious farewell to Alma Mater which
is in innovation in high school enter
prises this year, was a great success.
1t was held at 9 o'clock this morning
in the auditorium and a number of the
friends of the students were present
to hear the program. There wasn't one
of those present who was not thrilled
by the sympathy of the exercises.
The whole school. including the
eighth grade, joined in singing the
opening song. The closes of 1909 and
1910 were represented by Edwin Fred
ericks. son of c. II. Fredericks, who
gave very impressive speech. He
talked on the value of education and
of the opportunities the students of
this latter day have.
Murray Speaks of Athletics.
Floyd Murray in his speciality, the
Athletics of Seniors said that each
of the members of his class had their
part in making the past year success
full as it proved to be. Murray, who
has been facetiously called Skidoo,
made a big hit with the young people
of the high school
John Rhind spoke on the inspiring
subject. "Oratory," and told of the
progress that has been made by the
local students. He said a standard had
been set for the succeeding classes to
succeed. and his remarks were apropos.
The school in its entirety then sang
another song and were followed by
Miss Hazel LaRue, who rendered Sc
lection. the subject Of which was, How
We Shall Miss You" The selection
was very full of sympathy and feeling
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
GOOSEy GANDER ACT
Results in Hammond Men
Being Taken to Jail and
City Court.

They had warm little time in the
city court this morning as a result of
a little excitement on State street yes
terday.
It seems that Clarence Flanagan
and Tom Keitzer got into an alterca-
tion over the fact that the latter had
been subjected to. some annoyance at
the hands of kidding" friends Keit-
ger blamed Flanagan, who is a boiler
maker. for his troubles and after in
viting him out of a saloon into the
street. pasted Flanagan. The latter
went into a clinch, when a policeman
stopped further hostilities and ar
rested both men for fighting.
Keitzer pleaded guilty to the charge
and was fined 81 and costs, while Flan-
pagan was released from custody.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
YOUNG MOTHER DIES
AT LANSING TODAY.
Seventeen-Year-OId Girl, Mother of
Two Children, Is Dead at Her
Home.

Mrs. Ida Frances Latulipe. the girl
wife of Peter Latulipe. of Lansing. and
mother of little boy two and one half
years old and another son three months
old, died this morning at her home a
victim of tuberculosis
The young woman was II years old
and leaves a host Of friends who mourn
her untimely death.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been definitely arranged. but it Is
thought that the services win be held
at st. Joseph's church
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
BILL|K MUST HANG

Springfield, Ill, june S.-The State
Board of Pardons In Springfield today
after many hours of de1iberatiOn re-
fused to interfere with the execution
of Herman BfIlik, sentenced to hang
Friday. News OF the Boards action
his family. BilIik was found guilty
OF the death of Mary varzaI IN plot
to secure insurance money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08

THY OUR "wANT COLUMN" IT'S A
WINNER EVERY TIME.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
ALL SAINTS SCHOOL
CLOSING EXERCISES
Elaborate Program Has
Been Arranged by School
Authorities.

Elaborate closing exercises are being
prepared by the boys and girls of All
Saints school and will be held in Towle
opera house on the evening of June IT.
The program has been so arranged as
tie be both pleasing and entertaining
Itc the public and also with view to
give the pupils an opportunity to ap-
pear at their best There is an oper-
eta 'Laila" in three acts to be acted
by the girls. fairy story is woven
into the piece and since it is popular
with the girls it will undoubtedly be
played in an able manner by them.
For the boys the sisters have selected
a drama Dark Before the Dawn" 1t
is a story of the Civil war and there is
all that in it. which appeals to the
boy.
The program also contains a num-
ber of chorus songs, thus rounding out
a most enjoyable evening for the par
erts of the children and their friends
The program is as follows:
The Sailors Gee. Thompson
CnOruS
Violets .................P Primary Girls
Jolly Little Frogs. ..... Primary Boys
IAIEIA
An Opera in Three Acts.
SYNOPSIS:
ACT IA band of merry mountain
children are collected to spend a hap
py summer day; they are interrupted
by beggar woman and her children.
/ ACT II-Laila, a favorite of the band
/ is lost. Fairies find Laila and seek to
tempt her by rehearsfng the charms
| of their grotto. Failing in this they
yield to her entreaties to restore her
| to her companions.
| ACT III.-Mountain children mourn the
| loss of I.aila. Fairies restore Laila.
! Fairy Queen crowns Laila Queen OF
the festal day.
/ Song=What We Do in School-R. Ly-
ons, c. Huber, G. James, E. Flynn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
DR.. OBERLIN GETS A
NEW AUTOMOBILE

DR.. r. w. Oberlin, 43 Warren street,
has bought a new Maxwell runabout
which he is now driving. DR. Oberlin
sold his old auto and the new runabout
is the result
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
LAD IS TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL
Western Electric Company Employees
Come Out to Monon Park By
Thousands and Many Scenes of
Disorder Take Place on Trains as
Return to Chicago.

About shameless and viIIninOus
deed was ever committed in Lake
county took place last night near the
Monon depot in Hammond, when Leo
ShulI, 16 year old lad, received in
juries that may cause his death. His
nssaflants succeeded In making their
escape on the second section OF the
Western Electric company's Dicnic
train.
How 1t Happened.
Young shull was watching the train
go north through Hammond last night.
as did a hundred other. curiosity-seek-
ers standing on the depot platform and
in the vicinity OF the Hammond-Ga
Realty company's Offices.
With his boyish face turned upward
to the windows OF one Of the coaches.
aghast at the deviltry going on inside.
Young Shull had not time to dodge a
beer bottle which came flying through
the window just after the train had
started.
Spectators See Terrible Sight.
The poor lad dropped to the walk
like log. AS a result of the das-
tardly force with which the bottle was
hurled the heavy glass was broken by
the impact. Glass stuck in the boys
face and he was shocking sight when
picked up.
Blood streamed from his face and a
hundred people rushed to his aid. Limp
as a rag he was carried into drug
ambulance to St Margaret's hospital,
where DR.. Graham gave his wounds an
examination. He believes Shull's skull
is fractured and his face is cut up
horribly. 1t doesn't need much imag-
ination to figure out the force of u
throw which would break a coarse
glass beer bottle on an immature boys
head.
Assaiiant Makes Escape.
The hurler of the bottle escaped.
The train was under way at the time
1t was thrown and there were no po-
lice on the scene to stop the train
| When Hammond people really knew
what had happened the train was
across the state line into Illinois. 1t
all happened so quickly that it was
over before people who saw the mis-
sile fired through the day-coach win
dow could understand 1t. It is de-
! clared by witnesses that some men in
the car were fighting and that the bot
tie was thrown at one of them and he
ducked. allowing it to go out of the
window.
Many ROwaics in Picnic.
The picnic was a roway, rough-house
| affair. 1t was the occasion of the an
nual gs ehering of the Western Electric
! company's employees from Chicago.
! About five trains went through Ham
mond some of them having as many
as twelve crowded coaches. 1t is esti-
mated that no fewer than 5000 people
/ attended the Monon park affair from
] Chicago. A good many fights took
place on the train in transit and some
of the scenes which were enacted were
fright.
Shull, the injured lad, is from Beaver
! Falls, Pa, and his parents live there
at present. They have been notified of
his critical condition.
1t was only last week that fifteen
fights took place at Monon park at
Cedar Lake at one of the Chicago pic
mics brought out by the Monon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
WEATHER.

Showers and thunder
storms this afternoon, pos
sIbIy tonight, cooler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
DARK BEFORE DAWN

All Of the Union Army:
General sherman. n......... E. Burgman
General Taggart. T. Stack
General Howard L. Moran
General Foster Il. OTooI
Mr.. Lodlow, a southern planter G. Flynn
Percy Lodlow, his son. corporal in
the Union Army ........D. Dermedy
Little Jim, Percy's young brother
Old Joe, a slave of the family H Dub
All of the Confederate Army:
General Hardee.. Kennedy
Lieutenant Pape, Hardee's Aid. p. Price
A Sentinel ............L L. Moran
Corporal Patty. j. Murray
CorporaFs Aid. Spellacy
ACT I.-Chinamen-Int Boys
ACT II.-Song :. B. James, F. Kenny
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