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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
INJUNCTION SERVED
ON CITY OFFICIALS
Restraining Order Granted
in Case in Which Chicago
Lawyers Want 81, ,765.

Injunctions were served today on
John Hessler, August Zimmerman and
Ignatx Mankowski, president. treasurer
and village clerk of West Hanmond,
respectively. enioining them from pay
ing $1.765 to the law Arm OF Atwood.
Pease Iouclts OF Chicago ~ legal
fees to defend the president and the
meiprltx Qx the board IN the reeen1
snd1danzsiS vi = ssss ! : z g s =
The writs are returnabIs FOR next
Tnesday. the hearing TO rb6s held be8ore
Judge Mcdonald In the Cook county
superior court
I The injunction was Instituted by Miss
Virginia Brooks and her supporters.
They took the position that the presi-
dent and the members of the board
resorted to the height OF inJustice when
they proposed to use the taxpayers
money to carry on a legal battle to
maintain village form OF government
contrary to the wishes OF nearly every
body in the village
After the hearing next Tuesday Judge
Mcdonald will either dissolve the tenn
porary injunction and thereby sustain
the village officials. or make 1T perma-
nent.
August Zimmerman and Clerk Man
m8$I6I
because the latter would have to sigr
the vouchers and the former pay ou,
the money IL, the president and his
board so ordered 1t.
In a race between the service on ar
injunction and the nimbleness of the
village trustees in paying out the funds
OF the village for attorneys fees. the
village trustees won and an order wal
drawn for Attorneys Atwood. Pease a
Loucks' claim of s1,7oo for attorneys
fees.
The injunction restraining the vii
lage was issued. but before the trus
tees could be served they had passe<
the ordinance granting this law firm
! one of the biggest fees that has evel
been paid out by a village in the en-
| tire state OF Illinois.
! 1t is said that there will be a gran,
| jury investigation to determine jus
what has become of this large fee TIL
citizens of West Hammond are up II
arms about the matter. but they lack
| leader and nothing is being DONE
| Village Clerk Tgnatius Mankowsk
signed the warrant attesting to the sig
nature OF President John Hessler /
was then up to August Zimmerman I
honor the warrant.
August Zimmerman, the viilag
| treasurer. said today that he had bee
served with the papers before he ha
paid the money on the warrant. SO tina
while the village trustees were not 4
contempt OF court for issuing the war
| rant, Zimmerman would have been I
he had paid out the money and 30 tn
matter Is held up pending the nnal nc
ton of the court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
Woodman's s Program.

An evenings program has been ar
ranged for all the Modern woodmen
and their ladies In Lake county. to be
given next Friday evening at the Ma
sonic temple in Hammond. There will
be singing, instrumental music and
speaking Among the speakers Will be
John B. .volx of Indianapolis. state dep
uty. and Mrs. Myra Enright, supreme
oracle Of the woman's auxiliary
The meeting is TO be a rally of All
the Woodmen in the county, and the
arrangement committee promises a
good program for the evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
New Boy at Monnett's s.

A nine-pound baby, boy arrived at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Mon
nett, lis Fayette street. about 7:3o this
morning, and the youngster and moth
or are reported getting along nicely.
Melvin has started to express ambi-
tions for his son already, but as yet he
hasn't made public whether the son
Will take half interest in the Mon
nett smoke room or not. 1t is known
however, that it will only be a matter
of a short time when new bowler
will he seen in the Monnettss lineup.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
Expect to Profit Thereby.

The property owners or the North
Side in Hammond are expecting to profit
greatly by the locating of the Baldwin
Locomotive works. The reason for
their optimism is the fact that the time
between the site of the Baldwin plant
and HAmmond's north side is only ten
minutes and this is considered to be a
great advantage
Another advantage that the north
side has Isl the fact that the Pennsyl-
vania loop service connects with the
plant of the new company. 1t Is point
ed out that the development of residen :
tial districts Follows the iines OF leass
resistance.
In other words 1t follows transporta-
| ton lines The best service from the
| plant site to the westward Is afforded
by the double service that is offered bv
1.-THE Pennsylvania and South Shore
suburban trains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
{. CHICAGO
HOOTS At
POST YARN
Story That Gary May Annex
Site of Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works Causes Merri-
ment in East Chicago and
Hammond.


The story in the Gary Evening Post
TO the effect that the city of Gary may
snnex .se site OF the Baldwin Loeon1o-
tive works II causing Ereat deal Of
rnefrfraent n East tntcato and Indi- I
sna Harbcr. Z.
!. rl.e fecfs >xs shas .tre cts oe Cary
c1njsef expanSI sts ofs- sssss snrtlae
vtsstwsrd for the reason that the East
Chicago corporate firnfts rosF extend al
OF the way 70 the sownsanir '1ine frem
Lake Michigan south to the Calurnet
river.
Owing to tho foresight of Mayor
John D. Smalley Of Hammond, the city
OF Gary is also prevented from annex
ing any territory west of the township
line and between the Grand Calumet
and Little Calumet rivers.
About a year ago Mayor Sn,alley saw
that Il he did not take steps to- annex
this territory that the city of Gary
(Contfnued on Pare ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

especial TO The TIAE4)
Hobart, Ind, Jan. 13.-Two young
lads were killed here instantly last
night at the supper hour when the
east bound Pennsylvania accommoda-
ton train No. 146 struck them on
the planning mill crossing q block
from the depot.
The victims:
WALTER MOLL, years old. Son OF
Gus Moll, Nickel Plate section fore
man.
ALBERT LEE, 1 1 years old. Son o1
Albert Lee, Sr., plumber.
WAITING FOR FREIGHT.
The boys were on their way home and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
Pohlplatzes Not Guilty.

A plea of not guilty and lack OF con-
voting evidence in the state cases
against John r. Pohlplatz and Leo w
Pohlplatx. In which they were charged
several months ago with having sold
dirty milk. brought about their ac-
quittal in Judge g. p sAmes court yes
terday evening" State Pure Food In
spector Frank Tucker was present at
the trial and said that under the cir
cumstances he could not prosecute the
cases.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
GIVES AN OPINION.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jam 13.-(Times
Buresu.)--Attorney General Honan in
an opinion to state Statistician Brolley
held that although the town of Hobart
annexed the entire township and town
tEK rate would be sufficient for all
purposes. vet there were certain town
ship funds that could not be ignored
under the law. and that therefore, the
town taxes and the township taxes
must be collected and report made to
the state statisticfan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
FREIGHT CARS
TELESCOPED
One Train Runs Into An
other; Engineer Hurt.

Crown Point, Ind. Jan. ts.--An en-
gine was badly damaged and caboose
safid- two freight cars tclescopeds early
foda y, in a scrash on the Panhandle
southeast of here. The engine of one
train went dead and while the train
was standing another freight crashed
Into it. William Cochrane. the engi-
neer, was thrown from the cab and
badly injured. Conductor John Dalxell
escaped by jumping from the caboose.
which was destroyed by fire.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
GARY MAN UNDER
SERIOUS CHARGES

tai. Her condition may turn out to be
serious and in event Of her death Bauer
would be held on the charge of murder.
part in the operation.
He is being held without bond at the
jail until the girls condition is definite
ly determined. In his preliminary
hearing he will in AL probability be
bound over, to the grand jury Cook.
The~Iaw in Illinois provides pene-
tentiary sentence of from ten to fifteen
years for the crime with which Bauer
is charged
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
Expects Big Activity.

Contractor NJ. A. Dickover, one of the
leading contractors of Hammond. said
today that he looked for remarkable
building activity in the Calumet region
as a result OF the location of the Bald
win Locomotive works here.
He said that while there was an
optimistic tone to the business. that no
contracts are being let at the present
time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

Joseph Bauer who says that he Is
employed IN the steel mills at Gary. and
Ella Graves. twenty one years old. who
was a waitress In various Hammond
and Gary restaurants, were placed un-
der arrest at Ed Donnelly's Place, No.
is West State street. West Hammond,
III by Captain Barney Johnston, on thu
charge OF performing criminal opera
tion on Clara Dibold, a young woman
Baiier and the Graves woman spent the
night in the West Hammond police sta
tion to await a preliminary hearing,
while the Victim was sent TO the hospi-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

Shocking and disgracefuls performs
ances such as are seldom Witnessed in
a legislative body took place in the
Gary common council last night when
the aldermen met to name successor
to Antony Baukus. accused of taking q
brihe and missing from the city for two
months. After much corrupt work
honesty finally trfr mphed and Alfred
Hess building contractor ana regard
ed as substantial citizen was elected
{Cnnffnued an ma no fsra =
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
FORMER OFFICIAL ILL

]. NJ Bradford of Hammond. former
Lake county commissioner, went to st.
Luke's hospital In Chicago today. where
he will submits to an operation next
Monday. Mr.. Bradford's conditions is
not serious; In fact, he is stronger than
ne has been for some time and feels
strong enough to undergo the opera
tion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
SHOCKING TRAGEDY
occurs At HOBART
Two Lads are Killed by Pennsylvania
Train When One Tries To Save
The Others Life.

were waiting for a west bound freight
train to pass, and did not realize that
the passenger train was due. There are
no gates or a watchman at the cross
ing. nd as soon 40 the freight had pass
cd. the boys stepped on the tracks. The
older boy Is said to have pulled his
younger companion on a sled. and 1t
was probably due to the fact. that he
tried to save both himself and the boy
on the sled. that bob were killed.
NO EYE WITNESSES pREsENT.
Their little bodies we're found = few
minutes later By Andrew Meiin who
was walking home over the tracks
after having stepped on the train which
killed the boys. He stumbled over the
body Of the Moll child. and aid not -
nrst realise that he was the nrsf person
to appear on the scene OF Z double
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13
FUNERAL OF J. BOGUS

The funeral of Joseph Bogus. who
was killed by South Shore interurban
car Thursday night. .wilr~be held from
the Polish Catholic church at Hege-
wisch tomorrow morning at s o'clocks
1T was learned this morning that sBo-
gus is survived by father and broth
ser, who live at Hegewisch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

The sale of the paraphernalia Of the
Hammond Athletic association at the
ciubrooms was attended BY a large
crowd this morning. So far the bids
that have been opened are very low
and it has been decided to extend the
sale up to Monday morning at 10
o'clock The sale Is in charge Of Trus-
tee J. c. Becker, who was appointed
receiver of the association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

The number Of applicants for second
papers has now reached eighty. and
Clerk Charles Surprise says that Mon
day and Tuesday are tn last days when
applications can be received in time for
the April term.
The hearing on the applications that
have now been hled will be before
Judge A. B. Anderson on April IS. The
applicants are voming In at the rate OF
ten a day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

Il WANT. AID IN THE TIMES Is
WORTH TWO IN THE OTHER PAPER
The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
IN DETROIT

Heary Ford. president OF the Ferd
Motor Co., has deciined Mayer
Thompson's ofter OF appointment a.
member OF the Board OF Education
TO succeed &. NJ Burton a. repre-
sentative OF the Second ward. Mr..
Ford says his business requires too
much OF his time and attention TO
serve as school Inspector.
Greeks OF Detroit met In Dufheld hall
sunday night and pledged their
loyalty to Greece n the fatherland
should 20 TO war with Turkey. All
declared their willingness to night
at the call OF the Greek ambassador
in Washington. A committee Will
be named TO solicit funds to care for
the families of those who return 10
Greece TO enlist.
An Indignation meeting was held by
about 100 travelling mon In the Hotel
Pontchartrain Sunday evenig TO pro-
test against the order closing the
postoffce on sunday The inaoiltty
TO get mail on Sunday is frequently
great Inconvenience TO travelling
men. many OF whom depend upon
the weekly instructions received
sunday for their movements dur'ns
the following week. Billy b. van
who is appearing In the Lyceum. was
appcinted a committee to draw up
petitton to be presented TO the post.
master-general requesting that mai
be delivered to transienu on sun
DAYS Business houses which re,
ceive a great deal OF mail and want
10 handle IL quickly Monday morn
ing. are also protesting against th'
closing OF the postofhce SUNDAY
The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
BIRTHS
BOYS

BOYS.
n Primo 6ST Russell: Filippo Aoate,
1es Monroe: J. BinisZewicz, 1865 Du-
bois: ]. Ramus, 997 Orleans: A. Kruk.
ss9 Dequindre A. PlucinsSi. s7I Or
leans; p. Rybicki. 50T Canheld: ID. Wys.
xerwski. li7 Superior: Milosx. ia
Superior: p. Rupinskl. 1851 Kirby; =.
Kaplan. l01 Forest; +. Heath. Detroit:
w. Rotopulos, Detroit: r. Moore: 500
Hubbard: o. Poehlman. lcl South; y;
Krocxyk. SOS Junction; # Casts. sIs
wilkins: ]. Kerin,onte. 535 Russell; Is;
Dusarz. $40 Frederick; l. Wiess, ~
Dane: s. Schneider. Womans hospitai
T sandon. 22s Crawford; F Beals, 42s
Trombley; A. Damstetn, Womans nos
pitsl. H. wyrin. woman's hospital; n
Leptich. woman's hospital; J. Teipei. :
Feich: @. Helm. Ills Field: +. Miller. es
Chestnut: O. Barr, zoo Harper; p. Kel-
len. 7s4 Fisher; A. Saglimbein, 81 Mack.
GIRLS.
r. Wolf Providence hospital: n
Tubs. 1910 Howard; r. Howes, bl1 War
rem: g Saputo. 760 Russell; T. Chiffon,
woman's hospital; Fl. Simcorvitch, l2s
wilkins: w Scott, 527 Merrick: X. Vet
traino, So Scot: r, Sukaszewskt shc
tIIarper: J. sullivan. 81 Cutler; W. wal
ters. 10 Greeley; p. Levafey. !ob y
Champlain: A. Coffin. s30 Sixteenth: T
Coles s3i Twenty-eighth: +. Heiblg
1895 Seminole: f. Goldsmith, 1918 Eiald;
q Burtin. 146 Howard: 8. Allen
woman's hospital; ]. Brown. 24t Eliot
A. Mutranowski, 3ss Palmer; j. No
wickL 7lo Hendrie: O. Hsmptcn. 81
Fifth T. AItken, 1853 Scotten; p. Uhl-
jar 1922 Mckinley. #. Helm. 2sS La'
sale
The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
SAYS HOCKIN
DECEIVED HIS
LABOR AIDES
District Attorney Miller De-
clares Former Detroiter
Pocketed Rake-Off
INSISTS PRIC3 FOR
EACH JOB WAS S125
HOckin Stands Up in Court as
Prosecutor Denounces Him
in Presenting Case

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 5.-TEe
regular price paid by the iron work
ers for dynamiting jobs was SIPS,
said District Attorney Miller today,
continuing his opening statement. but
Herbert S. Hockin, OF Detroit. present
secretary-treasurer, "double-crossed
both Ortie 4. McManigal and the
union, pocketing considerable money
by the transactions.
rs Hockin in the room?" demanded
Miller IF he is, want to see him.
am told he Is not here"
Hockin, blushing, crimson, stood
up. amid the chuckles OF his code
| fendants.
That man double-crossed McManigal.
He double-crossed the organization, :"
shouted Miller, leveling his finger at
Hockin. 'Fll tell you later how that
man conveyed information TO this fed
eral building, incriminating his fell
lows while he sought to save himself.
I'll show you how this man double
crossed everybody. even while carry
ing on this damnable business"
Hockin did not once look UP during
this scathing arraignment. A dun
flush mounted his face.
Miller declared that McManigal got
but 500 and $25 expenses for the
Mount Vernon job, while Hockin
charged up $500 and s35 expenses
pocketing $110. 1t came out he said
when James B. Mcnamara told Nc.
Manigal he would receive 5000 for a
Job in Pennsylvania.
80 you have doubled the ante?''
McManigal asked.
| No, 5000 Is the regular fee," Nc
Namara replied, according 10 Miller
McManigal said he never before got
but 500 and expenses. He said he
got 500 at Mt Vernon, Clinton and
Buffalo, the district attorney declared
| They went 10 Indianapolis, Miller
said, and told the big fellow" q. ]
McNamara), about II, exposing
Hockin.
Balloon races and aerial stunts
were phrases used by the iron work
ers In describing dynamite jobs, &C
cording to District Attorney Miller
Miller read alleged letters from John
j. Mcnamara TO Paul j. NORM, bust
ness agent Of the ST. Louis local un
ion, about work at Alton and Mt. Yer
non, Ills. The letters said that 1t wal
Htoo early for aerial stunts" but tha
the balloon races named would star
later
Mcnamara also referred to "higl
wind" which wrecked a derrick. Mil
Ter said that all these referred to dy
namiting The district attorney ther
took up the alleged work of NORM
who he said. superintended the blow
ing up at Mt. Vernon, Ills, OF Nc
Clintick- Marshall job and an attemp
on a building at Alton, Ills. erected
by the same contractor who put III
The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
SPENCLER PTTFUL
FIGURE IN COURT
Appears in Stupor When Ar
raigned; Refs Girls Mother
Faints at Funeral

George Spengler was arraigned be-
fore Police Justice Stein at IL o'clock,
Saturday morning, on a warrant
sworn out by Detective Bert B. High,
formally charging him with Staying
little Matilda Reis. of No s59 Beau
fait-ave., In the alley in the rear OF
her home.
-Spengler made pitiable figure In
the prisoners dock, summed by the
other occupants Of the box. and sit.
ting alone in a sort OF stupor. He
stood up when ordered by the Judge
TO do so. like man I'm trance.
DO you know the nature OF the
charge against your" he was asked,
and he stared dumbly ahead, with no
response.
do you know what you are In that
box for?" asked the Judge.
Spengler shook his head.
Don't you know why you were ar
rested?' asked the Judge.
Spengler again shook his head,
making no reply.
Attorney william X. Campbell, re-
tanned In Spengler's defense, asked
the Judge to enter a plea of not guilty.
which was done. and the case was set
for hearing, Friday, Oct. IL.
So dense was the crowd about the
Church OF Our Lady of Sorrows, Ber-
lin and Meldrum-aves., Saturday morn
ing, that the hearse containing the
body Of the little Refs girl, could
scarcely penetrate II.
Services were held In the home and
later In the church, where Fr. Syoen
conducted a requiem mass. Mrs. Reis
collapsed during the early service,
and came to the church leaning heav-
lily on her husbands arm. Two hun
dred of Matilda's schoolmates march
ed into the church behind the casket
Mrs. Refs sobs were audible during
the service, and scores of women,
affected by her grief. also wept. In
terment was In Mt Olivet cemetery.
Two sisters OF Spengler were pres
ent at the obsequies and wept bitterly.
Il am thoroughly satisfied that
Spengler killed the little girl-not a
bit skeptical, as you are" said Chief
OF Detectives Palmer TO The Times.
exhibiting some dissatisfaction over
the fact that The Times did not jump
at conclusions following developments
in the homicide investigation.
The police have worked hard to es-
tablish definite evidence connecting
Spengler with the case, but there are
still some very important features
that do not "jibe" with conclusive
proof OF Spengler's guilt.
The strongest point In the police
case, up TO the time that they obtain
ed corroborative evidence OF wit.
nesses who say that they saw
Spengler near the scene of the crime
at about the time II was committed
was the fact that Spengler correct.
ly' stated In his confession that he
put the bag Of -four, bag OF salt. and
bottle Of milk that the little girl car.
ried. lust as those articles were
found" according TO the police.
Now II develops that the packages
consisted OF a paper bag of sugar and
a bottle OF milk, and no bag OF -four.
County Chemist Clark reports 1nd.
ing blood stains on hat and nanl.
kerchief belonging to Spengler.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
KINGS DAUGHTERS
PICK MT. CLEMENS

FLINT, Mich, Oct. 5.-The Michi-
gan branch of the Kings Daughters
selected Mt. Clemens for next years
meeting place, and elected the follow
ing members of the active board:
Mrs. M. l.. lZor, Owosso; Mrs.
Laura Thomas, Detroit: Mrs. Dewitt
II. Hunt, st. Johns; Mrs. NJ. c. Cron.
in, Mt Clemens; Mrs. F. N. Conn,
Dlirand.
Mrs. Josephine Murfin, OF Ann, Ar,
Dor, was continued, as custodian OF
the fund which is maintained by the
Kings Daughters OF Michigan for the
care OF the patients at the university
hospital in Ann Arbor, who have not
the means to pay for the treatment
OF their cases. s, &c.,.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
FRITCH TELLS HIS
STORY TO THE JURY
Defendant, Cool on Stand, Makes
Flat Denial of Leach's
Testimony

Perfectly cool, and careful in all of
his statements, DR.. George A. Fritch
was on the witness stand In Judge
Phelan's court ali OF Saturday morn.
Ing, endeavoring to disprove the a.!
legation OF the prosecution that he
was the slayer Of Maybelle Millman,
whose dismembered body was found
In Ecorse creek In September, 1909.
DR.. Fritch is an exceptionally good
witness, and his testimony, under
direct examination, was Identical with
that which he gave in his first trial
He has not been cross-examined, As.
sistant Prosecutor Kelly stating that
he would reserve the right to ask him
some questions later
Dr. Fritch denied that he had ever
sent telephone message to Joseph
Leach, star witness for the prosecu
tion. He testified that the only time
that he had ever seen MaybeIle Mill
man was Aug. 26, 1909, when she
came In and made an appointment
with him for the next evening. He
swore that she did not keep the ap
po!ntment. He said that she was not
in his Office more than three minutes
DR.. Fritch also testified that the
street in front Of his ofice was SO
light that one could read a newspa.
per, and that many people passed
there, indicating that II would not be
possible for any dark deed to be per.
petrated without detection.
He swore than from $3.50 until
1880 O'Clock ON the night that Leach
alleged he Was with him. he was real
ly in the Hotel Richter, with a friend
and that he left for home at 1920
O'Clock. and drank tea with his wife
and sister-in-law when he arrived
there. Then he went to bed.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
LIMITS LIABILITY
FOR TITANIC DISASTER

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The United
States district court has handed down
a ruling that the Oceanic Steam Nayi.
cation Co. Limited, owners OF the Ill.
faied steamship Titanic. is liable for
only $4,000 worth OF all the claims
registered against the corporation as
the result Of the disaster in which
more than 1,500 persons lost their
lives.
II is expected the complainants will
carry the case to the United States
court Of appeals.