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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16

those who are selling tickets to reach
all prospective purchasers today and
tomorrow.
The final arrangements for the lease
were taken up, and a committee. con-
sisting of L. l. Bomberger. Peter Crum-
packer and W. j. McAleer, was ap-
pointed to go over the lease with At
torney J. K Stinson, representing An
ton Taper, and make arrangements
for the closing of the deal.
Thirteen new members were voted
into the club at the meeting last even
ing. They are as follows: Elliot c.
Flagg, Yale university; H. NJ. Bick-
nell, Notre Dame university; Robert R.
Gills University of Indiana and Uni
versity Of Cincinnati; F. c. Miller. Uni
versity of Marburg and Academy of
War, Metz, Germany; Ray Seele, High
land Park college, Iowa; A E. Kepert,
University of Indiana Everett A. Lew
man. Purdue university w. D. Ham
mond. Ferris Institute; W. c. Alice,
Earlham college; c. R. Stevens. Iowa
State. Robert McAleer. Valparaiso Uni
versity; w. O. Belman. Valparaiso uni
versity. and Everett E. Dubbs, Wabash
college.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16

At THE HUB
CELEBRATE
The Twenty Fifth Jubilee
Ordination of Rev. Phi.
Guethoff of st. Mary's
Parish at Crown Point
Brings Many Visitors.
Especial to TIE T1MEs.l


Crown Point. Ind. June 16.-The sill
yer jubilee celbration, commemorating
the twenty FIVE years of Rev. Phi. Guet-
hoff's ordination. took place here yes
terday, and was participated in by
hundreds of the members of St Mary's
Catholic church. The day was turned
into a holiday in which many friends
and members of the church celebrated
the occasion.
Rev. Guethoff has served the present
congregation for a period of twenty
years and his labors have been fruitful
and full of good toward the church's
advancement. His popularity and the
esteem in which the congregation hold
him is clearly shown by yesterdays
celebration in his honor. Twelve of
the priests from various Lake county
towns and cities participated in the
event, among them being Rev Berg
Schererville; Rev Koenig, Turkey
Creek; Rev. Jansen. Gary; Rev. Bill
stein, Monterey: Rev. Bucheft, ST. John;
Rev. Plaster, Hammond.
A jubilee dinner was served by the
ladies of the church at noon and about
500 partook of the feast. AS mark of
the love and esteem in which the con-
gregation holds him Rev Guethoff was
presented with many valuable gifts. The
day ended with the home talent plzy
at Central music hall entitled The
Gypsy Queen" which played to a large
and appreciative audience.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16

One of the most -blooded muir
ders that have ever taken place in this
section of the state occurred last night
at 10 O'Clock in the vicinity of Bah
cock, Porter county. seven miles east
of Gary, on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road, when two horse thieves, Joe Shaw
and c. P. Smith. quarreled over a rig
they had stolen in Blue Island and
Shaw lured Smith to a desolate slough
and shot him with a shotgun
Smith. who was shot in the head and
in the stomach, was left for dead by
Shaw, who took the team of horses.
over which the trouble had occurred,
and returned to Gary. where he put
the team in his barn at the corner Of
Broadway and Twenty third avenue.
This morning he was arrested by Of
ficer William Marquardt of Gary, who
is himself under bond on a charge of
murder in connection with the killing
Of man while in the performance of
his duty as an officer of the law.
Tells Details of Murder.
The terrible details of the murder
might never have been known had it
not been for the fact that after Smith
had been mortally wounded and was
left for dead by Shaw, he managed to
crawl through the water and under
brush to the house of a nearby farmer,
where he told the story of the shoot
ing and managed to give a good de-
scription of the murderer before he
died.
If death had been instantaneous the
body of C. P. Smith would probably still
by lying in the desolate spot near Bah
cock and Joe Shaw would still be walk
! ing the streets of Gary with the cool
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16
TELLS EXPERIENCE OF
TERRIBLE AUTO RIDE
Members of Emmerling
Family Congratulated
Upon Narrow Escape.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN worse
Steep Grade East of Hart's Ditch
Had Just Been Passed When
Driver tainted.

The members of the Emmerling fam
lily who figured in a terrible expert
ence yesterday when their chauffeur
tainted at the steering wheel on the
road to Crown Point We're the recipients
this morning of many congratulations
for their narrow escape. Although the
five tourists were very much excited
owing to the happening all escaped
without a scratch and all the credit
for this is due to the cool l-headedness
and presence of mind of Nicholas En-
merling, who was one of the party
We were riding along reasonably
fast" said Mr.. Emmerling. and enjoy
ing the trip through the country.
Shorty Mslton. the driver. and I We're
in conversation. but my eyes We're any
where excepting on him. Suddenly my
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16

Thursday night at the Highlands
school house will occur the fifth an
nual commencement exercises of the
eighth grade graduates of the North
township schools
Both the HessvilIe and Highlands
schools will be represented and a large
number of friends and relatives of the
graduates and those who are interested
in the schools will be present. The
eight graduates who will be presented
with diplomas by County Superintend-
ent F. F. HIGHWAY are: Emma Dede-
low, Julia Burkhardt Cornelia Wilson,
Henry Olsen, Dick Ericks, Cora Kaluf,
Mary Kraus and Violet Franchi.
Tomorrow will practically be holi-
day in the North township schools as
the pupils are already taking their
school books home and preparing for
their summer vacation. The closing of
the school year marks the closing of
one of the most successful ones in the
history of the township and much cred
it is due to Trustee John c. Becker
and his able corps of teachers. who
have assisted him in the school work
during the year.
Have Fitting Program.
The program which has been pre-
pared will be most fitting for the oc-
casion. The address of the evening
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SAY THERE
|SN D TRUTH
IN REPORT

Little stock is placed in the story
which emanates from Chicago today
regarding the possible stopping Of the
auto races. The story goes: Farmers
living in the Indiana auto racing zone
between Crown Point and Lowell to-
day threatened TO stop the western
stock classis events scheduled for Fri
day and Saturday.
Enraged by the daring driving in the
trial sprints attempts already have been
made to swear out warrants for the
arrest of Dennison and Knipper. two of
the drivers, on charges of exceeding
the speed limit
The persons who sought the warrants
say they have grown tired Of giving
up the roads to the speeding autos,
and the feeling is so strong that the
race may be stopped while in prog
ress.
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TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS CLOSE
TERM THURSDAY EVENING

will be made by Hon. Joseph G. Ibach
of Hammond and will be followed by
Trustee John c. Becker and County
superintendent F. F. HIGHWAY. Fol-
lowing is the program:
The Program.
March ........... Miss Martha Schaaf
Invocation. ....... Rev. J. NJ Byleveld
Song ..............-.... Class
In the Harbor We've Been Sheltered.
The Happy Little Cripple. Riley
Julia Burkhardt
AS Ny Uncle Used to Say -...... Riley
Dick Ericks.
Essay. 49, The Work of the Red Cross
Cornelius Wilson
Piano Duet. ............- All Starlight
Mary Kraus, Violet Franchi
Leaning and Lifting ........ Cora Kaluf
Solo. Sleep. Little Rosebud
Emma Dedelow
Find a Way or Make It. Henry Olsen
Introductory Address Trustee Becker
Address. .......-. Hon. Joseph G. Ibach
g-CoRmencement Day .-.... Glass
Presentation of Diplomas. s..........
.... County Supt. F. F. HIGHWAY
North Township Teachers.
Frank Love, Annah Emery. Elizabeth
Brumm. Laura Ntwcomb Abbie Hatha-
way. Martha Schaaf, Minnie Schultz.
Bessie Naef Edith Carter.
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niece who was in the rear seat said,
What's the matter with that man?
II looked at him and there ne sat
unconscious and rigid. have learned
a whole lot about starting and stopping
an auto since yesterday. but previous
TO this experience knew nothing. But
realized the situation in a moment,
I tried to take hold of the steering
wheel. but Shorty held # in death
like grip.
Holds Wheel with Death Grip.
when I tried to seek the middle Of
the road his hands unconsciousiy turn
ed the wheel like a powerful spring.
Finally I wrenched his hands free and
then he was in danger of falling out
had 10 hold him with one hand and
attempt to guide the machine with
the other. We went that way for pos
sibly two blocks. when I saw a level
bed Of sand beside the road. Into this
1 steered the machine. going through
fence and finally against a tree and. as
learned later. killed the engine.
In the sand the machine had lost
its speed and the impact with which
we hit the tree was slight. None Of
us was injured. but we We're all scared
all excepting shorty, he was stin un-
conscious
Il dread to think Of what the results
would have been had all Of this hap
pened near the Calumet river. or the
Hart's Ditch. Fortunately, we had just
passed the steep grade near this ditch
1t was narrower escape than any in
which I have figured yet, or care to fig
ure."
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Settle Another Case.

The case Of the Alonzo Curtis Brick
company vs.. the Beckman Supply CO.
was settled in the Lake superior court
yesterday for s2s6. The case Of Lar
sen vs. the Indiana Harbor Belt rail-
road is being tried toaax
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16

BY HIS PAL
Dying Horsethief Tells of Murder
in SWamps East of Gary
Last Night

ness and confidence of a man who had
merely ended the life of a chicken in
stead of that of a human being
AS soon as the morJally wounded man
had reached the farmhouse and, with
his little remaining strength, told how
he had been inveigled into the swamp
and then coOlly shot to pieces by his
companion. the farmers notified Sheriff
Wood and Deputy Sheriff Lindeu of
Porter county. who Immediately started
on the trail of the murderer, heavily
armed and in automobiles.
TraIled by Sheriff.
All night long he was trailed until
finally the fact was established that
the murderer had gone to Gary. and
Chief of Police Martin was notified.
Chief Martin had a good description of
the man and all of his officers were
posted to keep on the lookout for the
murderer.
1t was strange coincidence that this
morning as Officer Marquardt was
walking down Broadway he met Joe
Shaw and told him he was wanted for
the murder of C. P. Smith. Shaw was
taken into custody and to the police
station.
While he has not confessed to the
murder he cooUy remarked: i am
afraid I am very near the gallows."
Shaw then confessed to stealing the
rig in Blue Island and said that he and
Smith were attempting to dispose of it
at the time the shooting occurred.
The Gary police are of the opinion
that with the killing of Smith and the
arrest of Shaw the city of Gary will be
rid Of two men who have been re-
ell ~
stealing that has been going on lately
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16
COUNCIL IN
3 ACT DRAMA
Indiana=Chicago Traction Franchise
Furnishes Scenario for Thrilling
"Melo" Last Night

Hammonds city council has at no
ne had any intention of entering the
aeatrical field, but its session last
vening bordered as closely on legit-
mate vaudeville, as an ordinance
7hich it recently passed will permit
Without paying the license. The In
iiana and Chicago Traction Company's
franchise furnished the theme and the
fact that It was not killed drew the
line of demarcation between tragedy
and comedy. But it was rich and may
not soon be repeated again. The aud
fence was composed of representative
business men and manufacturers.
The principal roles were ably car
ried by Councilman Schroeder who rep
resents North Side constituency, ig
nored and down-trodden, rolled over
and kicked in the shins. while Peter
Davis, erstwhile assistant obstruction
ist to Jacob Schloer on the loop prob
lem, championed the cause of Ham
mond at large speaking often and vol
ubIy "as a member of the board"
Some star Actors.
Albert r. Ebert. president of the
board of public works. carried a sero-
comic part and did it well. Other
stars were Councilmen William New
- an, who is fiend for having rails
I'd ties embedded in cement; Council
man Lauer who desired explicit word
Ing in the franchise as to the com
5anys willingness to pay for half of
q new Columbia avenue bridge in case
one becomes necessary after this one.
Councilman Eastwood added nitric
acy to the plot by making a motion
not in accordance with Roberts Rules
of order, while Uncle Dick Schaaf was
the man with the giddap. Uncle Dick
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16
Dredging Delays Trains.

The working Of dredging the CaIu-
met river at a point north of Hege-
wisch is now interfering with the
progress Of trains over the lines of
the Chicago & Western Indiana rail-
road The Erie, due in Hammopd at
$40 this morning, was almost an hour
late on account of the difficulty in get
ting through the bridge The work is
being done by the Great Lakes Dredge
and Dock company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16
MANY HURT IN
WRECK ON ERIE
Passengers Cut and Shaken
Up in Accident.

Elmira, y Y. June 16.-Erie pas
senger train No. 9, west-bound, was
wrecked a short distance west of
waverly at a. m today Every car
on the train except one left the rails
while the train was running at high
speed. Many passengers We're shaken
badly and cut by flying glass but no
one. so far as is known. was seriously
hurt
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urged the council to consider a thing
in which the whole city is interested
especially when he wanted to catch
the next to the owl car back to Rob
ertsdaie City Clerk Otto Duelke rang
down the curtain by closing the min
utes book, with a bang. saying. TIL
have no more of this Avaunt, you time
killers. why sit here but the last
words were lost in the hubbub al
though they may have been about
spending time more prohtably playing
pinochle.
Ebert and Schroeder Tilt.
The curtain rose in the first act with
Councilman Schroeder charging the
board of public works with neglect for
the north side and the general lack
of good faith to keep appointments
with him. Awaiting his cue he told of
the injustice of blocking Hoffman
street and Columbia avenue, when the
company in his estima ton could stay
off entirely or come as far west as
Johnson street
Now entered Adam Ebert, president
of the board of public works, to show
the councilman from the north side
the folly of his belief. He told him how
the Chicago and Indiana Traction com
pany would be at the mercy of the Red
Line to use the bridges either on Hoh-
man street or Indiana avenue A mo-
ton by Schroeder seconded by Pascaly
to send the franchise back TO the
board was overruled because the fran
chise was not before the council fol
action, but merely to talk it over.
Pete Davis star Orator.
Councilman Eastwood attempted {
Continued on Page TwoD
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CITY EDITOR WEDDEO
Inter Ocean Newspaper Man
Is Married to Chicago
Girl.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Crown Point, Ind, June 16.-Ezra W.
Clark, city editor of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, was married here last night to
Miss Gertrude Van Elers- -Howsley of
Chicago by Rev. Dunlevy. pastor Of
the NJ E. church, in the presence of a
number of Chicago newspaper men who
had got wind of the affair. The couple
viii be at home. 1919 Forrestville ave
nue., Chicago, after July l.
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interurban franchise over the roads of
the county from Osborn to Hessville. to
Highlands and thence to Crown Point.
The proposition to connect Crown
Point with the live and growing cities
of Indiana Harbor, East Chicago and
possibly Hammond, if the city council
at Hammond acts favorably regarding
the franchise. meets with the enthus-
iastic approval Of the county commis-
sioners and it is believed that the In
diana Chicago Traction company will
build at once.
Like the Franchise.
The commissioners have made an
examination of the franchise and seem
to be of the opinion that it is very
liberal document. They are broad
enough in their views to see that this
line will be a great factor in the de-
velopment of the cities of the county
and are able to look at it disinterest-
edly.
This morning the representatives of
the Seamen line and Hopkins Valpara-
iso, Hobart and Gary line had not ar
rived for their conference before the
county commissioners.
They are expected to take up the
matter this afternoon, however. and
there is every indication that they will
come to an understanding over the dis
puted 1000 feet of road on Broadway
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BENEFITS WHOLE COUNTY
Representatives of Seaman and Hop
kins Lines Fail to Put in Timely
Appearance.
Especial to THE TINES, }

Crown Point. Ind. June 1e.-The
county commissioners this afternoon
granted the franchise to the Indiana
Chicago Traction company for right
of way connecting the North township
cities with Crown Point and Cedar
Lake
Roughly. the course lies over the
Ridge road to Hessvtlle. thence to
Highlands, from there to Griffith and
on to Crown Point, branching off there
for summer excursion line to Cedar
Lake
Walter ]. Riley, representing the In
diana-Chicago Traction company. today
appeared before the county commi ssion-
ers at Crown Point and asked for an
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16
RUN DOWN
By TRAIN
YESTERDAY
Shocking Accident Takes
Place in the Standard Oil
Yards and Lon Stevenson
Loses His Leg in Conse-
quence.
Especial to THE TINES }

Whiting. Ind, June 16.-Run down
by his own train after his foot had
caught in a frog. Lon Stevenson of One
Hundred and Nineteenth street, Whit
ing. aged 81. yesterday afternoon suf-
ferd the loss of a leg and is now lying
at the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago,
with the chances for his recovery very
meagre.
Stevenson is a switchman on an en-
gine in the yards of the Standard Oil
company in Whiting. Yesterday after
noon at about $50 o'clock he ran ahead
of his engine to throw a switch when
his foot suddenly became caught in a
frog. and before the engineer could
stop the locomotive it had run Steven
son down and mangled his leg.
The leg was not completely cut off
and it was neces sary for those who
came to his rescue to take up the frog
before they could release the injured
member.
May Not Recover.
In the meantime Stevenson was so
weakened by the loss of blood that 1t is
feared that he will not recover. He was
taken to the Presbyterian hospital in
Chicago, where he was operated upon
by Dr. Putnam, assisted by Drs. Hos
kins and Wells. It was necessary to
amputate the leg at a point near the
hip.
Mr. stevenson has a wife and nurse
at his bedside in the hospital and his
mother. who lives in Washington, D. c.
Will arrive on the first train. The ac-
cident was great shock to the rela-
tives and friends of the young man, who
is very we'll known in Whiting.
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You viii do better at the Lion store
furniture department Largest furniture
store in northern Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-16
LAWYERS
Win FOR
RAILROAD
and Gary Law
yers Get a Big Victory for
Their Clieltts, the B. & o.
Company; Forbes, the De
cedent Was Station Agent.

Attorneys Bomberger, Sawyer and
Curtiss, representing the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, scored a clean cut vic
tory for their clients when a jury in
the Porter circuit court at Valparaiso
rendered a verdict for the defendant
railroad in the case of Forbes, admin
istrator for the estate of Forbes, VS..
the B. & O.
1t is so unusual for a jury to render
a verdict for a corporation, in view
of the prejudice that exists against
them, regardless of the right or wrong
of their position that this verdict is
all the more unusual
Forbes was represented by the firm
of Crumpacker & Daily. Of Valparaiso
The B. 6, 0. was represented by Bonn
berger. Sawyer and Curtiss of Ham
mond and Gary.
Claims Bell Didn't Ring.
Forbes was station agent in the
employ of the b. & o. railroad at Co
burg, Porter county, Ind. 1t was part
of his duty to place lights on the
switches in the vicinity Of the depot
While doing so he was struck by a
train and killed. The plaintiff alleges
that the engine did not display the
proper lights. the whistle did not blow
and that the bell on the engine did
not ring. The attorneys for the de-
fendant asked $4,000 damages.
The case was tried at Valparaiso and
the jury, after hearing the evidence,
decided that the railroad could not be
held responsible. The victory for the
railroad was such clean cut one that
it is doubtful if the attorneys for the
plaintiff will ask for a new trial.
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WEATHER

Partly cloudy and warmer
Wednesday, showers on
Th4Fsday.
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UMPIRE, GENTLEMAN, DEMOCRAT

Umpiring is only a pastime with
Tommy Connolly; rather 1t is the
easier of his two occupations, his
other job being his annual effort to
elect the democratic ticket In the
town Of Natick, Mass, where re-
publicans are as thick as flies in
July. Tommy is democrat by
adoption, for he wasn't born in this
country at all. The republicans
were in charge of affairs when
Connolly arrived from Manchester,
England, and liking scrap he de-
cided to be "agin the government"
He's been against It ever since.
Tommy hadn't any notion Of be-
ing an umpire when he landed. He
went to work In a factory with
ball parks around 1t. and was soon
interested in the game. He studied
it closely, and 18. years ago UNI
pired his first. game, semi
professional contest in one of Bos-
toms suburbs.
Connolly looked the part of an
umpire, and acted 1t, too. They
know an umpire, once they clap
eyes on him in that country, and
in a little while Tommy was in
vited to take a job as arbitrator
In the New England league. There
Uncle Nick Young found him and
gave him job in the old National
league, IL years ago.
Ban Johnson coaxed Connolly
into the American league when
that organization was launched,
and there he has been ever since.
A polished, refined, educated
man, Tommy hates the rowdies
and the loafers on the diamond.
1T is just as easy to play ball
and be a gentleman as it is to be
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Crockery Bargains for Saturday

COMBINATION ROASTERS, with
white lining and blue coating;
prices are. ............... 800 and 75c
GERMAN CUSTARDS, each. 10c
SOUVENIR PLATES, s5c.
We are now showing line of very
attractive Spokane souvenir plates,
which are the prettiest we have ever sold
for so little money. Four views a Spo-
kane depicted in delicate blue Ahade.
Special, each. NORTHUMBERLAND. e6c
FOURTH FLOOR.
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a priest or preacher and be a gen.
tleman," once said Connolly.
Down in Natick Connolly is a
communicate of the West Natick
Catholic church, the pastor of
which, Father Walsh, is Tommy's
companion, and always his faithful
friend. Father Walsh comes into
the games in Boston with Connolly
when the latter is umpiring there.
Tommy's ability as baseball UNI
pire and roller polo referee nets
him an income of about $1,000 a
season, and has for years. He
owns a beautiful home in Natick.
has bullying bank account, and
could probably 60 to congress-so
popular is he at home-if he
wasn't a democrat in a community
where democrats are scarce.