Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 226, Hammond, Lake County, 14 March 1911 — Page 1

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Sensational Move Follows Resolution By Gary Council, Company to Seek Injunction

(BIXLETIX.) Crowa rolnt, Ind., March 14. Attorney Harvey K. Curt la, reprrarmtlna; the firm of Curtla, Davl A: Starr of Gary, appeared la the Lake Superior court before Judfce Johannea Kopelpe . and Malted for aa order reatraialna; .the houta Shore line from extending; nigra voltage wire down the Clark road. Thla, takea in connection with the proceedlaaja of the city council In Gary laat nia;ht and the aebaequent cuttlna; of the aervlre wire of the South Shore line at the Clark road, makea an Intereatlaa; alt nation. A man who la well Informed of the aitnatton which haa resulted In a tight for traction aupremary and the .control of the electric power bualneas of the retcloa aald he thought that the Gary coandl wu merely the Instrument of certain Intereata which are tasronlatle to the South Shore people. The service wire of the Chicago, (Special to The Times.) Hobart. Ind., March 14. Editor A. H. Keeler of the Hobart News, a man who had come.. to.' te universally liked in the capital ol Hobart township. Is lying in a state of coma at a result of an accident which happened to his press about a week ago. Keeler was struck on the head with a piece of metal. He thought little of the accident and worked at his daily routine for over a week before he began to feel the effects of the accident. Then suddenly he was taken very 111, He lapsed into unconsciousness and his life is now despaired of. He was.about j to get out an extra edition of his pa--per to celebrate tne nrsi anniversary of the establishment of his publication. Typhoid fever has complicated his case. The newspaper fraternity all over the county will anxiously await the outcome of the serious illness of one of its contemporaries, and in the meanwhile the town of Hobart is praying for his recovery. Two More Drunks. Two more drunks were picked up last night and were arraigned before Judge Barnett this morning. John Kelly of 528 Third avenue. New York, was released providing he would leave town immediately, which he did. Joe Gurlich was given a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to "$11, which he paid; all but $3. The other he will lay out in jaiy. Gurlich came into James Stathe's restaurant and ordered a meal and then refused to pay for it. He had a pair of brass knuckles In his pocket and $8.07 in money. He-also carried a suit case.

EDITOR IS IN CRITICAL COHDITIOfJ

WISCONSIN GIRL WILL BECOME BRIDE OF SON OF AMBASSADOR REID SOON.

Helen Rogers Is the daughter of Mrs. Benjamin Talbot Rogers, of Ilacine. Wis., where her engagement to Ogden Reid, son of Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. was announced February 13. by Miss Rogers mother. Miss Rogers was social secretary to Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. and Jt was in that capacity she first met Ogden M. Reid three years ago at Wrest Park, where Ambassador Reid was entertaining Kinp Edward. In a photograph taken of the house party Miss Rogers appears standing at the side of Mrs. Reid. From the time they first met. it was said by their friends, the two young people, who are both about twenty -six years old, appeared to f take a delight in each other's society, and Mr. Reid's duty as private secretary to his father naturally threw him a good deal into Miss Rogers' society. She comes of an old Wisconsin family and was a graduate of Barnard College. New York,-from where she went with the ambassador's wife as social secretary. Her family is not a wealthy one. Her brother, O. V. Roarers. Is secretary of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company, of Racine, and the family is socially prominent In Wisconsin.

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Lake Shore & South Bend interurban company, carrying 33,000 volts of electricity used for commercial purposes was cut at Clark road this morning. The mystery baffles the officials of the company and General Counsel F. J. Lewis Meyer of South Bend is hurrying to Hammond to secure a,n injunction preventing further inter ference with the company's wires. MYSTERY IS UNSOLVED. The mystery of "who killed cockrobin" has always remained unsolved, but a deeper mystery remains for the officials of the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend railway to fathom when shortly after seven o'clock this morning they - discovered that their 33,000 volt service wires which furnish th (Continued on page slx.j LATEST TANGLE That some of the Hammond building contractors will attempt to ; force an issue in the near future on the question as towhetfcer- Tpi3tabl-bulldIngP,ef,t will stand by the Finneran-Carrnodyr Connors electricians, in other words accept the open shop principle as far as the electricians are concerned, was a report given out in the business dis trict on good authority today. This same question has precipitated a strike on the residence of J. Weslev Reed one of the big contractors Hammond. Because he was the gen eral contractor, on the Lock-Mar flats now under construction on Waltham street, the plasterers went out last week, despite the fact that the plaste work had been sub-constracted. After : conference among the plasterers last Saturday however, they decided to g back to work and did so in fact thi morning. . Work on Reed's residence on th Ridge road was not resumed today, bu Mr. Reed was told by a union lathe that they would begin tomorrow morn ing. His source of information how ever was not official. Mr. Reed said that overtures had been made to him according to which, he was to let th balance of the electrical wonk to the union' men of local 571, and that sue a course would allay any trouble for him in the future. Mr. Reed refused to commit himsel on this question, and explained to Times reporter this morning that he had taken the stand' because of theself to be placed before the public as principle involved in it, and that be cause of this ho would not permit him having made any concessions.

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L HOLIDAY But Ben Bell Set Him Right, However, and Birthday Is Celebrated. , When C. H. Friedrich, ex-sheriff . of Lake county and veteran -insurance man. came down, town this morning he was annoyed to find that there were no flags flying from the public buildings and no brass bands playing. lie had left home laboring under the idea that March 14 was a public holi day. No one seemed to know anything about It, however. ' As he - went past the -McAleer suite n the Hammond building he stopped again in astonishment, and said, tV'hat's the matter with you fellows anyway? What are you working today for? Don't you know this is a legal and national holiday?" "Certainly, It Isn't," answered the of fice force. . Later Mr. Friedrich ran across Ben Bell. "What?" he said In evident astonishment to Ben, "are you working too? Don't you know this is a holi day ?" "Holiday, h," said Mr. Bell. What's consuming you?" "Nothing," retorted Charles, "only Its my 50th birthday and mother always told me it would be a national holiday when I got to be 50. Then, of course, there was considerable liquidation. The new Betz automobile is so much of a success that Betz Is afraid he cannot ppply the. ,dernand..,The point la that since the announcement that the! V. S. Betz Co. would manufacture a good cheap car for . the use of doc tors, there', have been on an average of forty inquiries a dav. ' ' Orders have come in so fast that it is a physical impossibility to manufacture the cars fast enough to take care of the busness. Many of the pros pective buyers are becoming discour aged and may look elsewhere for their cars. Uetz now sees the ridiculousness of attempting to put such a car, as his son Irving, has designed on the market without having a large plant for their manufacture. lie has not reached a decision as to whether an automobile factory will be established in Hammond or some outside concern will be asked to assemble the Retz car. Rush to Fill Orders. A number of cars will be rushed to completion as soon as possible and others will be started. The first of the Betz ca$s to be completed was seen on the streets yesterday. It is a flue looking car, and it is believed that it will do all that is expected ofit. Bets now manufactures two models. One is the Betz 22 and the other is the Betz 30. If some means can be found to take care of the orders that have come in this year, it is believed that before an other season comes around a factory can be provided in which the Betz car can be manufactured. Betz gets his orders from the 100 000 or more doctors and dentists who make up his mailing lists.. He has proven to his own satisfaction that there is a great demand for a car of knotwn quality which will sell for $900 to $1,000. DIES AFTER OPERATION FROMJPPEflOIGITIS Wright Irwin Passes Away at St. Margaret's Hospital. Wright T. Irvin, 76S Alice street, died at St. Margaret's hospital yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock, where he had been taken three weeks ago for an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Wright was 27 years old, and is survived by a wife and two children; he also leaves relatives at Oxford, Ind. The funeral will be held from the home Thursday morning, March 16, at 7:30. The remains will then be taken to the Lake Shore depot and wtri be shipped on the 8:48 to Oxford, Ind., where they will be placed in the family mauseleum. Rev: J. C. Sharp will officiate at the funeral. Friends wishing to pay their last respects may view the body at the home Zon 769 Alice street after. 2;30 p. m. '

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GIRLS TAKE PART 10 HOT

Chivalric Brother Offers to Punch Classic the Countenance of Constable Saric, Who Thinks a Whole Lot of His Dignity. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, March 14. A number of young ladies wh$ are emnloved at the- Cudahy plant forgot the gentle traditions of their sex! recently and engaged in a personal encounter in 137th street. Which was quite excitingywhile it. lasted. The engagement has furnished the nucleus for two lawsuits thus far, and there is no Celling what further complications my yet develop out of it. ? Mary Wister, her tosom friend whose name appears not, aii Mary and Helen Reeves, all alighted from the Indiana Harbor car at 13ith street on their way home from work on the fateful afternoon. f ? Kumpua Is Started. The sisters walked In front, while Mary Wisler and her friend followed close behind. Helen overheard a remark about herself made by Mary Wister which she construed as uncompli(Continued on page 8.) AUTO RESPONSIBLE FOR SERIOUS RUNAWAY Miss Victoria Schuster Suffers Severe Injuries Near County Capital. SEASON'S AUTO ACCI- ' DENTS IN REGION ijiki:i) nv ai'tos... MACHINES WRECKED . . . .7 . - .3 (Special to Thq Times.) Crown Point. Ind., March 14. While driving to Crown Point yeserday from near Cedar Lake Miss Victoria Schus ter narrowly escaped fatal initirles from the results of a runaway acci dent caused by an automobile, she be ing the only occupant of the rig which figured in the affair. Jhe accident happened on the Cedar Lake Toad near Crown Point, the horse being driven by Miss Schuster becom Ing frightened at a passing automobile. ran into the ditch alongside of the road, overturning the buggy and throwing the young lady to the ground with considerable force. Xo assistance was given by the autoists. She was brought to Crown Point for medical attention, where it was found that her arm was broken and she was considerably bruised from the effects of the runaway accident. Dr. Laws set the injured member and Miss Schuster was taken to her home, where it is reported she is recovering from her narrow escape. HAMMOND MAN IS b CHIEF OF POLICE G-. E. Donahoe Selected 'For Important Position As Result of Good Work. i S. E. Donahue of Hammond, who is now the roadmaster In charge of the tracks of the Hammond. Whiting and East Chicago Electric Railway company, received a telephone call from Mayor Edwards of Alexandria day before yesterday and as a result of the trip he made to that place he was ap -

pointed chief of police of Alexandria. (grounds that Ihere.are billions of ,dolHis appointment followed the shoot-j lars worth of property that needs to be ing of Chief John Ellis, who'was mur- j protected. dered by Jack Walker. Donahue was Furthermore the Americans and the formerly a member of the Alexandria ' foreigners from other countries aro in police force, and his selection waj a sympathy with the Diaz administration great surprise to the people of the cUy. 1 an dhope to see the revolution quelled from which the Hammond man comes, j The impression seems to prevail that Donahue will go to Alexandria next ! the American demonstration on thThursdav for - Mk nurnnw of hpinar ! Mexican border will have the effect of

sworn in as the chief of Police of the city. His selection was announced after a few minutes conference between himself and Mayor Edwards. In announcing the appointment of Donahue, Mayor Edwards said that the most stringent measures would be taken to curb the Illegal sale of liquor in Alexandria, which he believes was responsible for the murder of Ellis.' THK TIMEf MERIT THE ACHIEVED. IS TRYING SUCCESS " HARD TO IT HAS

DEMOCRATIC SENATORS PLAN TO TINKER TARIFF IN EFFORT TO AID FARMER

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The consensus of opinion among the Democrats in both houses is that at the extraordinary session of Congress only a very limited sort of tariff revision must be attempted. Senators Overman, of North Carolina, ?nd Bacon, of Georgia both conservative Democrats and Mr. Owen, of Oklahoma, with a radical complexion, are quoted to this effect. The plan now is to compensate the farmer for his lost protection by cutting down the duty on the things he buys. Thus free wheat, carried In the Canadian agreement, will be offset oy free flour. Free cattle will be compensated by free beef. And so on through a list of the finished food products. filiSS RQHDE BUYS A RIG BARGAIN YESTERDAY Hammond Girl Becomes the Owne rof Valuable "Hohman Street Frontage. Miss Laura Rohde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rohde, who is employed at Gibson, yesterday picked up one -of the best real estate snaps on the market when she purchased 75 feet of Hohman street frontage from George B. Sheerer for $3,200. This is by far the cheapest piece of Hohman street frontage that has been bought for some time. It has an east front and is located at the corner of Hohman and Detroit streets. There have been two sales recently of Hohman Ftreet frontage in which $60 a front foot was paid for the property. Miss Rohde paid about $40 a front foot and has a visible profit of $1,500 on her deal. Miss Rohde is said to have saved the money with which she made the purchase from her salary. There Is not a I remaining foot of Hohman street property that could be bought for less than $50 a' front foot. LAKE CO .MEN RACK FROM eGEKE OF WAR Fred J. Smith of Whiting Returns From Business Trip to Mexico. V . (Special to Thb Times.) Whiting, Ind., March 14. Fred J. Smith," the former mayor of Whiting, has JCist returned from a trip !o Mexico where he saw the feder'al army and the maneuvers in connection witb th suppression of the insurrction. Smith visited his brother Charles Smith who is the general manager of a large oil company which is one of the subsidiary concerns of the Standard Oil Co. Charles Smith says that American intervention in Mexico is welcomed by ( all of the foreiKners thrre a . the demoralizing the rebels and will aid Diaz in establishing peace in the republic. j LeaVCS Fcr Florida. Mrs. John H. McClay left for Jacksonville, Fla., yesterday in answer to a telegram which said that her brother, Frank Nieder of Philadelphia, is very sick. He had gone to the winter resort for his health when fie took a turn for the worse. ARE YOU TVKITO THE TIMKSt

HORIfl DEfIL OF CHARGES

East Chicago's Executive Says Origin of Grand Jury Investigation Lies in Politcs Accuses Sam Cohen of Being Agitator. (By W. H. Blodgrit.) East Chicago, Ind., March 13. Charles K. Greenwald, prosecuting attorney of Lake county, and his chief deputy, Ralph Ross, are determined -o put the graft proposition on the blink The graft proposition. It is estimated. would amount to about $3,000 a year to the prosecutor's office if that officer winked, and if the prosecutor became entirely blind to what was happening

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is something else than dollars In men's lives and so they are going o give tha Lc.ke county grafters a thorough trimming. The grand jury has already returned Borne indictments and several arrests have been made. More arrests are to follow as soon as the officers can get their hands on the indicted men, and it is probable the. next grand jury will make an investigation of the franchise question in this part of the state. (Continued on page six.) GHAS. KASSON COVERING Former Mayoralty Candidate Stricken- at . His Home Sunday. Charles Kasson, whose life was des-pay-ed of Saturday and Sunday, is very mu-h better today and his relatives are now assured that there is an excellent chance for his recovery. Mr. Kasson is one of the old pioneers of Hammond. At one time he was a 'candidate for the office' of mayor of Hammond on the republican ticket, but. was defeated by A. F. Knott. .He has been ailing of. late, and a few days ago it became necessary for him to grve up his work entirely and submit to the treatment that was prescribed by Dr. W. F. Howatt, the attending physician. At one time Charles Kasson was one of the best known men in the city of Hammond, but of late he has retired from active life and has not been so prominent in the affairs of the city.