Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 268, Hammond, Lake County, 2 May 1911 — Page 1

AK1 FTH WEATHER. FAIR AND WARMER TODAY AND TOMORROW. TIME EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 3 Cents Cop jr.) VOL. V., NO. 268. HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAYMAY 2, 1911.

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East Chicago and Ind. Harbor Come Out with Flying Colors However in School Enumeration

(Special to The Times.) I East Chicago, -May 2. East Chicago is rejoicing at the showing made .by it and Indiana Harbor in the school enumeration the figures on which from all over the county were submitted to County Superintendent Heighway. The gain this year is greater than It has ever been j before, being 641 over last year. The figures for 1910 are 3.S35 and for this year 4,476, the gain of 641 being greater than that for any city in Lake county except Gary. The following are the flures for the years 191 and 1311 in the different cities in Northern Lake County: 1910. 1911. East Chicago, (including Ind. Harbor) 3.S35 4.476 Corner Stone of New First M. E. Church at Indiana Harbor Is Laid and Many Men of Prominence in Church Circles Attend. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., May 2. The laying of the corner-stone of the new Methodist church at Indiana Harbor took place on Sunday in the presence of a goodly throng of church folk of All denominations. . Up to the last minute almost it had been expected that the greater part of the program would have to be carried out within dnors. on account of the downpour. Fortunately, however, it was a benignant downpour and stopped just long enough for the services to proceed as originally planned, and permit the carrying out of the entire program on the church site. Seldom is a corner-stone laying attended by more interesting ceremonies than those observed in connection with the event of Sunday. Prominent church men from all over this vicinity, including the pastor of the largest and (Continued on page 8.)

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Gary, including Tolleston. .2,850 3.924 Hammond ..i 5.870 6.9M Whiting 1.5:8 1.479 This makes a gain of 1,074 in Gary, 641 in East Chicago, and 114 in Hammond. The only loss was sustained in Whiting, the figures for this showing a loss of 49 this year, ov er the figures of last year. The gain in Indiana Harbor anl East Chicago was distributed as follows: 216 for the Harbor and 332 for Kast Chicago, which includes within its territory the district known as Oklahoma. The following truant officers were elected, being the same as last year: for District 1 including Hammond, Munster, etc. Tsaa.-. Stanford; for Dls trict 2, including East Chicago, ana Harbor and Gary. W". B. Kay; District 3 including the rest Of the county, C. C. Pattee. Superintendent E. M. Canine of the East Chicago schools is very much pleased with East Chicago's showing as compared with the showing made by other Calumet region cities. What may be the first steps toward quo warranto proceedings to test the validity of the recent city election In West Hammond has been taken, byj State's AttomeyWaynraan.- in "sumtx) fining the city officials to appear before him tomorrow morning. They are to appear in his office at 10 o'cldck to answer questions, and it is thought that this examination will be in tiie nature of a preliminary to the quo warranto proceedings that are to follow. . ERNEST JOiTY DEAD Member of Baumgartner Court C. 0. F." to Be Buried on Friday. Ernest Jonatj, 231 Douglas avenue. West Hammond, died this morning at 6:30 from tuberculosis. The funeral will be held from the St. Joseph's church Friday morning. May 5, at 8 o'clock. The Rev. Father Plaster will officiate. - Interment will be at St. Joseph's cemetery. Jonatj is a single man, 25 years old, and leaves relatives in West Hammond. He was a member o the Catholic Order of Foresters ami belonged to the Baumgartner court No. 109, who will have charge of the funeral arrangements. f v I 4

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HOW PRETTY PARISIAN STYLES! HERE

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Paris, May 2. Simplicity and gorgeous garb, or a blending of both, distinguish women's spring wear among the Paris fashionables. Here we have some of the attractive Parisiennes who like nothing better than to go out to the Longchamps and Auteuil race AFFECTS LAKE CO. IMMI brit-'kniakera cat at I.nniiit snit Bernlee. iiitM brltanfcer out it MT"?'1?. 200" railroad " inen" " approximate number out on Chicago Junction and Indiana Harbor Delt Line. Railroad employes on the ' Chicago Junction andthe Indiana Harbor Ee't lines, and th'"lirickmakers in the Maynard yards, who went on a strike yesterday gave Iake County a touch of the strike which was inaugurated on May 1st, and which has its center in Chicago. I'p to noon no trouble had been reported from the railroad camps, although the Indiana Harbor Tie-It is said to have supplanted the strikers with a hundred new section men. About a hundred men are out at Maynard this including all excepting the heaters. (Continued on Page 7.) FATHER FINOS SOU DEAD IH tilli Young Wisconsin Man Leaves Home After ' Quarrel. Robert Kohls, who mysteriously carne to Hammond about a week ago and who gave his name as Robert Smith, died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Margaret's hospital from pneumonia, he only being sick about four dayp. Through the efforts of Dr. Young, ho finally gave the name of Robert Smith of Manitowoc, Wis., before he died. Upon investigation is was found the name of Smith belonged to his brother-in-law. why he gav? the name the authorities ere at a loss to know. His- father, Charles Kohls, and his brother-in-law arrived last night from Manitowoc. Wis., and claimed the body as thai of his son and brother respectively. Mr. Kohls seemed greatly grieved and under a great strain. Ha said tiint bis sen had left home about ten days ago. and that none of them knew what had heroine of him. He said that he had a little trouble with his son some time ago, hut that he did not think be would ioave on that account. It is thought he came to Hammond for work. His father left this morning with the body on the 11:23 Monon train for Manitowoc, Wis., where burial wilf tako lilacs. Dr. Jackson Improving. The condition of Dr. Mary. Jackson today Is greatly improved; and is resting well this afternoon. Word that she had a restful sleep last night and that she is getting along nicely was good news to her many friend;'.. USED THINGS Ti l AT YOU DO.VT WANT CAN EE SOLD IF YOU ADVKBTISE IN Tlin Till S3

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MAIDS DO ENJOY SHOWING NEW SPRING WE HAVE SOME OF THEM DOING JUST THAT.

tracks and exhibit the very latest ideas of the designers art. The center picture shows a broadcloth skirt and jacket, loosely comfortable, and cut on severely simple lines. The toque is in keeping with the costume. GARY ELECTION

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Crown Point, Ind., May 2. The defendants in the famous Gary election cases were given another chance to "breathe" again yesterday when the cases were venued to the Porter county court. The move was expected and is worthy of note only that it demonstrates the ease with which a defendant can stay his trial when able counsel and powerful allies lend their assistance. Lake county people who are not conversant with the devious ways of courts are wondering by what process the "mighty"- escape swift retribution for their misdeeds and tbe" poor criminal

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short shrift for his misdeeds. go. cones GRIT SOME LICENSES Remonstrance Cass Will Not Be Taken Up Till Today, However. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., May 2. The county commissioners spent a busy day here yesterday granting saloon licenses and a goodly number secured their papers to conduct drink emporiums before the close of the first day's session. Xone of th disputed Gary rases were brought up for hearing yesterday and are expected to be taken for consideration today. The saloon license feature of the commissioners proceedings has become so extensive and complicated since the new Democratic law went into effect that Jwo or three extra days time are required to complete the business. HEADS MOTHERS' BIG CONGRESS Washington, May 2. Mrs. Frederic Schoff, president of the congress of j mothers, took charge of the meetings ! here the last week in April, when tho I cgng rets convened. - .. .. . . .

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and having an empire waist, effect. The lady at the right has a costume of black satin, the artistic draping of the dress as a whole being character istically Parisian. GASES VENUED Some claim however that the latest move of Knotts and his henchmen in taking their trial to Valparaiso is the worst move he has made in moons, as he has always fared especially well in and with Lake county courts and juries, and it is not thought that Porter county juries will look with any more respect upon nefarious election day methods than Lake county jiff ies. Lake county taxpayers have already spent enough money in fooling grand jury, special prosecution expenses, and some very pertinent questions are bein ask ed as to why results ire not obtained by East Chicago Political Warfare Results in Impeachment Proceeding Against Chief of Police" of Twin Cities. ' The political feud that has been engendered in East Chicago as a result of the controversy between Chief of Police Albert Lewis and Sam Cohen and Charles Pitzele reached its climax this morning when Attorney John Gavit of Hammond filed ouster proceedings against Lewis. - More of the alleged political corruption in East Chicago is laid bare and the allegation is openly made by Pitzele that Chief of Police Lewis: 1. Neglected the duties of his office. 2. Permitted gambling in East Chicago. 3. F"alled to suppress gambling. v 4. Refused to prosecute gamblers when the fact was called to his attention that gambling existed. (Continued on I'age 5. VAUDEVILLE AT ORPHEUM Manager H. L. St. Clair, of the Orpheum theater, expects to make the; opening of the vaudeville season next' Thursday a great event. He has invited the city officials and representa - ' . . , , tives of the press to be present as i s guests, and he is al.o planning a fine bill for the first week. Today a large number of balloons urii ins jitiniur-i eu werp up i and these created a great deal of excitement. Those who present the lucky numbers at the first performance will receive a valuable prize. , Manager m. uiair appears to be a live wire and the patrons of the house look for a great deal of activity during the coming summer and next winter. The bill for the coming week will be made public in a flay or two, and it is expected that it will come to be quite the thing to take in the vaudeville show In the evening during the spring and summer months. i

ASKS COURT TO OUST A. LEWIS

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Minneapolis Suspect Proves Alibi by Means of "Lodger's Books" Kept at the Hammond Police Station. Chief of Polica Austgen received a letter from Frank Deal at Minneapolis, Minn., where he has been arrested for grand larceny. When the theft was committed records show that Deal spent the night In the lodger's room at the police station here. He writes the following letter: "Minneapolis, Minn., April 30, 1911. -Chief: "Dear Sir 1 have bin arrested here for grand larceny committed on March 28, 1911. so within to or three days of that date, i applied at the police station for a night's lodging.j 1 did not give my right rame, but' gave the name of Frank Davis, age 31, trade painter, home Niles City, Mont. "Now i am not guilty of the charge and hope you look on your book and let me know the date i slept there and save a innocent man from- going to state's prison for nothing. My trial i (Continued on Page B.) (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. May 2. The case of the state of Indiana vs. -Kelly and others, members of the Collins-Mc-Nulty electricians, which has been on trial in the circuit court here for the past - few days, came to an end last night when the jury returned a verdict fining the seven defendants sums ranging from $200 to $25 and costs. The three leaders of the Collins-Mc-Nulty faction. namely, Carmody, Kinneran and O'Connor, were fined $200 and costs: Wagner, Kelly, McGraner and Abbott were fined $50 and costs, and Jergin's fine was placed at $25 and costs. The defendants were charged with riotously assaulting Thomas Lake, a Reed-Murphy electrician, in Gary while he was at work at 645 Harrison street, Nov. 7, last. The riot occurred during' the time of the labor trouble in which one man was murdered and several others were assaulted. The case has been on trial since last week and was holly contested. The case went to the jury yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and they returned 'the verdict at 11 last, night. The case was in charge of special Prosecutors Hodges and Ridgley and j O'Donnell and Norton. The defendants case was in the hands of W. 3. McAleer ar.d Harris and Bretsch. B EIEST IS A PERFECT SUCCESS Large Crowd Witnesses New Hohman Sreet Bridge , Raising. The. Hohman street bridge was tested at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon for the first time, and worked to the general satisfaction of. the contractors ! and city officials. . , .v,. ... , ' ! bridge open for the first time, and : 1 ... ., j ! gi;rantie structure rose as easily and , , , . ., . , ,, ' if ll r ' ,Tf concrete balance weight whuh weighs, ! close to 1.000.000 pounds was .said to be I j Ju8t within ,,000 pounds of equal bal- j ance weight, and that it only took fourhorse power to raise and lower it. j The span stands SO feet in the air when raised. J The contractors now have a large j ! forre r rien P,tinS on the finishing j touches and expect to have everything completed in a few weeks, all that is to be done now is the painting and a few odds and ends. Manager Green of the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago railway has a force of men laying track and linemen stringing .cable and expects to have cars running over it in a shsrt time.

DEFENDANTS ARE FOUND