Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 270, Hammond, Lake County, 4 May 1911 — Page 5
THE TIMES.
Thursday, Mav 4, 1911.
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LAKE COUNTY COURTS AT A GLANCE ULKES SCTERIOR CO CUT KO. 1. Judse V trail . Rciter. Cases on Call. The settings for Tuesday. May 2. will be taken, up tomorrow. The following are the cases on call:
Taeadar, May 2nd. Masonyl John Doe Klsh v John Dot Jutfge v Harbor Bldg Co Ahlln v Rosonio Bullock t Bullock
17 Magnus v Kardosh 4 Kistler Klstler
Doppler Subartowicz Rleche r City of Gary Retssig r City of Gary Ulrteh City of Gary Bler Touch TIU1 v Capon Thum Ross McQuaid Marcovich. Burke t HartweH Republic Metal Co Schtjltert Hutchinson v Hutrhlnr.a Gary A I Ry v Gary & t3 Carney t Fuzy Kontos v Cooley Madura Kowloskt Bcabo Siabo Cooley Pennsylvania Co Tramm r Tramm Balog; r Bales Koch Frlcke Oroas Pokorny Hegener & C Clinton etc Hegener A Co v Clinton etc Heaener Co v Clinton etc Hegenger & Co r Winter, et al Jarcssweskt Cullman
UA-KE2 IEPERIOR CO I' RT NO. X
Ju4e Lawreace Becker.
The court, having finished his call
ef court cases, will spend the rest of
the week in taking -up such matters as
the lawyers have ready for trial. The term end this week and the May term
of court begins Monday, May 8. UK SUPERIOR COIRT SO. HAM MOD. JaUffe Johaaaea Kepelke.
Caaea Trial.
State vs. Stephen Balog. State vs. Joe Nkry. State vs. Nicholas Sende. State vs. Nicholas Sende.
State vp. Louis Saca. U. Kennedy fcr Mate. Abe Otten-
irr.o" for defense. MKK CIltCl'IT COIRT. t rn I'oxnt. tJtite- Wililav.t '. V'Jls!:sn.'" f'rj.i oi Trtwl. Slate vs. Pot it Eoasich. Charg-ed with assault anil tnttery on t!ie person of Harry Cuipe. Whtrery anil Welheimcr for the state. V.T. .1. Mc-
Aleer. A. F. Knotts and Kmreet X. ' White for the defense. Jury re tires at j
noon. At 4 o clock returns a vcrf.ict of guilty and a .sentence of "1 days in jail and a five doliar fine is assessed. lefendant charged with arf assault on Harry Guipe of the Victoria hotel on Oct. 22. rf on (nil. On account of the fact that a number of state cases were venued to porter county there will be nothing but miscellaneous matters taken up until Monday. Hearing on motion to dissolve injunction against Gary & Interurban to be held today. Third Monday, May S. Civil court cases.
-rORTER SIPERIOR COIRT, Valparaiso. Jndge Harry H. TntblH. lane oa Trial. Weaver v,s. Mitchell. Attorney Keliy for the plaintiff and Attorney Tom Hurd for the defendant. Case on Call. 167 7. Sargeant et al. vs. Weller. LAKE SUPERIOR COIRT. I Special Judge n. J. Mona, Oiilia Rasher vs. Peter Rasher. Suit for a divorce. McMahon & Conroy for the plaintiff. Cruripacker, Crumpacker & Tinkham for the plaintiff. Case being heard in room No. 3. Defense about to begin the Introduction of testimony.
6934. Clara Kistler vs. George Klst
ler. Plaintiff file written dis
missal. Caus5 sustained. Judgment. 7077. Constantino Kontos vs. J. H.
Cooley et al. Defendant Cooley files affidavit for change from
county. Granted to Porter su
perior court and ten days for
change.
7330. Mathias Kuhn vs. Peter Kuhn
et al. Minority of defendants Vornicka, Clara and Mary Kuhn1 is suggested to the court. Appoints
X T. Meyer as guardian ad litem.
Kind for plaintiff that he Is owner as tentant in common of an un
divided three-fifths; that same is
divisible. Coirt appoints John
Trlnen Sr., Ray Seeley. county eur-
veyor, and Arthur Russell as com
missioners to dive the same, they to meet at superior court house
on day of May. 1911, to be sworn In and then proceed to the
510,000 ASKED
- FOR DAMAGES
Administratrix of Noeller
Estate Files Suit in Court.
1015. 1013. 3 014.. f tl5.'
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land. Lake Superior Court Eatry In Room
682. i Isaac Meyer et al. vs. Sssczepan Ijinfkowskl ct al. Plaintiff files ' amended complaint. Defendants
file cross complaint. Find for
plaintiff for 1155.87. Judgment. Entries Made In Room Mo. 1. 413. Kastontey Grodzjiski vs. In
surance Co. of Illinois. Leave granted defendant to amend de
murrer.
(464. Frits Ramos vs. George Hudac-
ko. Find for plaintiff on account $7195. Find that there is no lien and building if purged of lien,
with relief judgment.
6473. Barbara M. Hunt vs. Albert J
Hunt. Cause dropped from docket to be reinstated on motion and no
tice.
6491. William Schlobohm vs. Jacob
Vandermeyde et al. Plaintiff .dis
misses as to Jacob Vandermeyde.
Find for plaintiff for 3334. 89 plus
335 attorney's fees, without relief,
Judgment,,
5615. Conrad teijp Brewing Co. vs.
Joe Csobody et al. Plaintiff dis misses. Judgment.
Franxlska Noeller, the adminlstra
trlx of the state of Anton Noeller of
Whiting, who was killed by a train on
the Pennsylvania railroad on March 27, has brought an action against the road through Attorneys F. N. Gavit
nd John C. Hall.
It is alleged in the complaint that
the deceased was crossing the tracks
of the railroad at the regular crossing
when he was struck by the train and
killed.
It is related that while the city has
ordinances which prohibit trains from
running at a greater speed than ten miles an hour, the train which killed
Noeller was running at a speed of at least fifty miles an hour. Ten thousand dollars damages is asked.
B0STGV1GH GEIS A
SLIGHT JHLSER1EHGE
Gary Policeman Is Found
Guilty by Jury in Cir- - cuit Court.
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OPENS OH DAY
(Special to Thk Times.) Crown Point, Ind., May 4. The jury
sitting in the case of "Little Johnny
Bostavlch, the dlminutfve Gary police
man, charged with an assault upon
Harry Gulpe. returned a verdict of
guilty yesterday and fined him $5 and
costs and gave him a jail sentence of
70 days. The jury showed some lenien
cy In their sentence on account of the fact that "Little Johnny" has already spent several months in the county
jail, and as he has a more serious
charge hanging over his head the sen
tence was made lighter than otherwise.
E. CHICAGO GIIIZEI3S
ARE OHJfRIAL TODAY
Oklahoma Citizens by the
Score Are on Trial Today Before Judge Kopelke.
Motions and Orders
lake Superior Court, Room Tio. 1. 6752. Matt Jarasz vs. Hanover Fire Insurance Co. et al. Submitted to court and cross complaint. Find for plaintiff $439.92 and that same Is due and payable to cross complaint Henry Schraga as mortgagee of property of plaintiff destroyed by fire. Satisfied in open court. Judgment. 1753. Matt Jarasz vs. London Fire Insurance Co. et al. Submitted to court on complaint and cross complaint. Find for plaintiff $228,66 and that same is payable to crosscomplalnant as mortgagee. Satisfied in open court. Judgment.
Lake County's Three Su-
, r
perior Courts. Are Now
Working Like Clockwork;
Four Judges Are Trying
Lawsuits in Hammond.
The lawyers who practice in the
Lake superior court are beginning to
j look forward to the new term which
i will open next Monday. Judge Virgil
Reiter will try court cases on the
first two days of the next term and on
Wednesday will take up the trial cf
civil jury cases.
Judge Becker will spend the first
week in the trial of civil court cases
and will then take up the trial of civil
jury cases. Judgq Johannes Kopelke in of the cases has resulted In hnvinr
js now at worK on a number or enm- a score of the residents of Oklahoma
inal cases and expects to have the doc- the East Chieaeo suburb, snhnnenaod
It Is charged that Stephan Balog cu
Mrs. Alsos Gergo over the eye with
knife and that another of the defend
apts hit Gergo over the head with
hatchet. The affair caused a near riot
it the time. The assaults are alleged
to have taken place April 4, 1910.
A number of East Chicago citizens
are being tried in Himmona nerore Judge Johannes Kopelke on the charge of assault and battery. They were
arrested on the complaint of Alsos
Gergo.
It was stated today by Attorney J. D,
Kennedy, representing the state, that the cases were to have been tried in
East Chicago, but that Mayor Schlicker
was friendly to Stephan Balog, one
of the defendants, and the East Chica
go police would not arrest him.
The cases were then filed in the
Lake superior court at Hammond and
are coming up for trial today. Attor
ney Abe Ottenheimer is representing
the defendants.
The other defendants are Joe Nyri,
Nicholas Sende and John Saco. There
are two cases against Sende. The try
ket pretty well cleared by the end of
this week. :
There are no prisoners in Jail who
have not been given an opportunity to go ti trial, and so it is likely that the
custom of taking uj criminal cases the
first thing next term will be aban
doned. Pressing criminal cases will be ; taken up along with the civil Jury
and court cases all thuogh the term
t Judge Kopelke has three weeks
, more of his five weeks' teym in Ham
mond and will. then go to Crown Point
for a five weeks' term. He will not hold court ,ln Hammond again until
the September term, which begins Just
. after Labor day.
I At the present time there are three courts in session In the Lake superior
079. Charles E. Spaulding vs. Viggo Jensen. Motion for new trial overruled and exceptions. j
1J5. East Chicago Co. vs. John E,
courthouse in Hammond. . Judges Rei
ter, Becker and Kopelke are each hold
ing court In their respective rooms,
and special Judge Dan Moran is trying
Stephen et al. Plaintiff dismisses ' tne Rashr divorce case in the library.
as to all defendants except Martin ' and Martin. I 8138. State ex rel John Hull vs. Frank' E. Scheldt et al. Case dismissed at costs of relator on motion of j attorneys for relator. 6189. Pleser-Livingston Co. vs. Peter. Duma. Find for plaintiff $116.96 with relief. Judgment. j 6873. Lake County Savings & Trust Co., administrator, vs. Anna Boudreau et al.' All defendants defaulted except H. B. L. & S. Assn. and Peter W. Meyn. . The minority of defendants, Florence, Cecil and Beulah Wait, is suggested and court appointed J. K. Stinsotj guardian ad litem. Find for plaintiff that property be sold. Court appoints John F. Krost and Elmer A. Vlnnedge as appraisers. They file appraisement $900. Court finds that H. B. L & S. Assn. hag first lien for $301.3;? on lot 29 and Peter W. Meyn has first lien for $237 on lot 28. Property ordered sold free of al! lletis. All cash or one-half and balance in one year. Deferred payments to .be secured by mortgage at six per cent. Sold at private sale on statutory notice, ' not less than apprnlsed value. 6749. First Greek Catholic Church of Whiting vs. Soter Stephen Ortlnsky et al. On motion of trustees of plaintiff elected in 1911 this cause is dismissed. Judgment.
RASHER CASE IS
A SENSATIONAL AFFAIR
The evidence in the case of Otilla
Rasher vs. Peter Rasher is all in and
the arguments in the case will b heard by Special Judge D. J. Moran next Monday. The case is one of the Jongest drawn out divorce cases that lias recently been heard in the Lake superior court. It was hotly contested by Attorneys Cfumpacker. Crumpacker & Tinkham for the defense and by Attorneys McMahon & Conroy for the plaintiff. Sensational testimony was introduced from time to time. The efforts of the prosecution were confined principally to an effort to prove that Peter Rasher was a drunkard, and the defense endeavored to show that" Mrs. Rasher had been guilty of indiscretions with A. B. Steeman, a railroad man.
COUNTER
JUNCTIQ
SECURED
Last night at 8:30, after The Times had made public the fact that Attorney
Frank Gavit, representing the Gary & Interurban Railway Co., had filed proceedings for an Injunction in the Lake superior court to restrain the city of Gary from interfering with the construction of a street car line on East Fifth avenue, steps were taken at once
by the city to file counter proceedings. Attorney George Manlove of Gary and Attorney Lots of Hammond went to Crown Point, where they secured an injunction against the Gary & Interurban railway and the Co-Operative Construction company. The complaint was in the name of John Brennan and other citizens of Gary. , ' A temporary restraining order was issued last night and the matter is being argued before Judge Willis C. McMahan in Crown Point this afternoon on the motion to dissolve the order. This is the latest chapter in the Interesting history of the fight that is bein waged for the control of the traction situation in the Calumet region.
THERE'S A CHASCB THAT TOO OUGHT NOT TO POSTPONE THAT "SHOPPIXG" ANY LONGER. READ THE TIMES' ADS AND SEE HP THIS IS NOT SO.
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Life Jfnsinoramce Ca
OF NEW YORK JOHN 11. HEGEMAN, President
Insurance Superintendent's Report The New York Insurance Department has had the Company under examination, pursuant to law, for about fifteen months. After this examination the Superintendent of Insurance said:
THOROUGHNESS. "It is thought that no Company of this character under the supervision of any Insurance Department in the United States has ever been bo thoroughly examined by such a Department." PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. "The claims received averaged from 600 to SCO each working day; the percentage of rejections is small, being in 1909 less than one-half of one percent." CAREFUL INVESTMENTS. "On an investment of $100,000,000 in real estate mortgages this Company now holds through foreclosure but one piece of realty."
INDUSTRIAL POLICIES AT COST. "On this basis this Company, from all of its departments, added to its surplus in 1909, after setting aside in that year as a liability its dividends and bonuses for 1910, about $800,000; in other words, the volume of its business being considered, seems to have furnished insurance substantially at cost." PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT. The Department Report shows during the last five years : Reduction in the ratio of expense to premium income . . 7.13 Reduction in the ratio of lapse to issue 10 .36 Reduction of cancellations in first year of insurance. . 8.92
Ordinary Department In 1910 the Company wrote a larger amount of Ordinary business in the United States and Canada than any other company, by TWENTY MILLIONS! In 19 lO the Company placed Ordinary Insurance up to the Limit o the Law and was obliged to hold back hundreds of thousands of dollars of insurance by reason of the New York statute limiting
amount in any one year.
MORAL: Get in early this year and avoid the rush at the end. ' Best plans; cheapest rates; all policies non-participatingthat is, the money is not collected on promise of repayment in dividends, but is left in the pockets of the insured by reduction of premium. Industrial Department
OLD POLICIES. A bonus has been declared to Industrial policy-holders amounting to nearly SIX MILLIONS OF DOLLARS payable in 1911 on Whole Life and Increasing Life and Endowment policies issued prior to 1907, which bonuses give reduction of premiums varying, according to period of persistence, from EIGHT TO ONE HUNDRED PER CENT. The Company added not one dollar to surplus at the end of 1910 out of income from Industrial policies.
NEW POLICIES. The benefits on policies issued since January 1, 1907, are over TWENTY PER CENT. GREATER than the benefits promised by policies issued previously. In the last eighteen years it has declared TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in voluntary bonuses over and above all requirements of policies.
Welfare Work for Policy-holders Extracts from the Report of the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York.
"No summary of this examination of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company would be complete which omitted reference to certain agencies for social service which it has" inaugurated and is now conducting." "CAMPAIGN AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS. Among the activities of this Company begun since the Armstrong investigation is its participation in the nation-wide crusade against tuberculosis. As to policy-holders, its work has thus far been confined to the dissemination of the literature of prevention and instruction; a work which its great Agency force and close contact with the industrial classes makes easy, as well as effective. As a matter of mere business economics, the Company's activities in this direction entitle it to the approval of the Department."
"NURSING SYSTEM. About two years ago thi3 Company inaugurated a system whereby trained nurses would, upon request, be sent to the homes of sick or bedridden policy-holders in its Industrial Department. ... While this service has been but recently established, and while, therefore, the examiners are in some doubt as to its ultimate effectiveness either from the standpoint of saving the lives of policy-holders or minimizing unhealthy conditions, no one can make a personal investigation into what has already been done without being profoundly impressed with, not only the economic, but, more, the beneficent value of the work. Numerous cases where lives have been saved are already on record. Many instances showing improve ment in home conditions due to the visits of the curses are known."
Largest Company in the World The largest amount of insurance in force of any Company in the world $2,215,851,388, covering 1 1,288,054 policies. In 1910 the Company made the largest gain in insurance in force of any Company in the world.
Assets, Liabilities,
S313,9S8,334.00 285,246,250.36
Paid to Policy-holders and Held for Their Security, - - . $605,394,613
! J. M. McCOHNELL, Assistant Supt.
600 S. HOHMAN STREET HAMMOND, INDIANA
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a defaulted bond was set aside and the costs. $13.50, were assessed against the defendant. In the case of the state vs. John Gauchis the defendant entered a plea of guilty and was fined 1 and costs.
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BECKER TRIES
TWO CASES
Approves Adoption. Judge' Lawrence Becker today approved of the adoption of Rose Dooley by Roy Blehl. and the name of the child will be change dto Rose Blehl.
Filed in Superior Court. "448. Room. No. 1. George Racich J. A. Patterson) John Hidek and B. & O. (Bomberger, Sawyer & Curtis). Appeal. 7449. Room No. 2. Ieo Zelenko Brissey & Brissey) vs. United States Reduction Co. (William J. Whlnery.) Appeal. , 7450. Room No. 2. Gary & Interurban (F. K. Gavit) vs. City of Gary et al. Injunction. 7451. Room No. 3. Isabelle Davis (M. C. Frysinger) vs. Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Electric Railway Co. Personal Injury.
Days News In Gary
saloon men can claim a return of part of their license fee. The county commissioners at Crown Point yesterday afternoon began to take up the saloon licenses where remonstrances had been filed, and from this time on it is expected it will be slow work In the commissioners' court.
Firemen Called Out. The Gary fire department was called out at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon to extinguish a small blaze in the basement of the Maloney Plumbingshop in the Gary building. The damage , was small.. 1
Doctor Leaves Gary. Dr. Paul O. Johnson, a physician and surgeon, who has been located In the Ogden building for the past two years, has left Gary for Fherldan. Ind.,. where he will take up hisr practice In the future. Dr. Johnson came to Gary from Indianapolis, where he practiced for several years.
76 Get City License. Up to noon today seventy-six city saloon licenses were taken out In City Clerk Harry I Moose's office, which means a revenue of $38,000 turned into the treasurer's office, for the general fund. ' All money that Is being paid in at
I the clerk's office for renewals of the I city ' licenses Is being paid under pro-
Two criminal cases came up in Judge I test, so that in case the city ordinance Lawrence Beckr'a court this morning. J now in force Axing the amount of the In the case of stat v. Vujo Licanin I license at $500 is declared invalid the
GOOD TIME SOCIAL TOMGHT.
The Young People's society of the! First Presbyterian church will give a "good time social" In the church parlors this evening. The young people of the other churches and of the city have been Invited and a good attendance is expected. These will be short musical program at which Paul J. Tomanocxy will give several violin selections and Misses Salisbury and Carpenter will render a piano number. The balance of the evening will be devoted to games, after which refreshments will be served. All young people are cordially invited. Ml'SlCAL RECEPTIOS. The musical reception given at the home of Mrs. Caroline Harnmons Holben, corner of Eighth avenue and Jackson street, last night, by the members of the Afternoon Musical club was a
delightful affair and proved to be a rare treat for Gary's music-loving people. The program was composed of sixteen mus-lcal numbers, including several soprano solos by Master Rodger Bromley, soloist of the Grace Episcopal church, of Chicago. About sixty guests were present at the musical. The following was the program: Piano Solo Ronda Brilliant Von Weber Mrs. Lida A. White Vocal Solo Were My Song with Wings Provided Hahn Miss Ellen O'Brien Piano Solo Silver Spring, Mason Miss Louise Salisbury Violin Solo Introduction and Polonaise C. N. Allen Mrs. I W. Mac Nabb Vocal Solo Selected Mrs. L, W. McNamee Piano Duet ..Valse a la bene Mrs. V. U. Young and Miss N. Kldwell Reading Selected Mrs. Baker T. White Vocal Solo Selected Mrs. Clarence D. Mapes Piano Solo Sonate Pathetique i Beethoven Mrs. Marlon Coryell Webster Vocal Solo O Dry Those Tears Del RiegO Master Rodger Bromley Violin Solo Selected Paul J. Tomanoczy Vocal Duet Forever with the Lord Chas. Gounod Miss Applegate and E. M. Snyder Piano oSlo Rhapsody No. 11 .Liszt Miss Cecilia Kirk Vocal Solo A Song of Waiting Owen Wright Mrs. E. M. Frlpps Piano Solo Wind and Waves ' Leschetiszky Mrs. Marlon Coryell Webster Vocal Solo The Prologue from Pagliacci A. Concl Ladies' Quartet Selected
Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Gannon, Mrs McNamee and Mrs. Prlpps JOLLY EIGHT GIVE PARTY. Members of the Jolly Eight club en joyed their first reception and , ball, given at Assembly hall, last night. The hall decorations were very pretty, and ' the dance will be made a fegular annual affair. About fifty couples were present. NEXT PARTY MAY 17TH. The first eocial ladies' night at the Elks club last night proved to be a very pleasant affair. About thirty couples were present ard spent the evening In dancing. The next affair will be a May party and the evening will be devoted to cards and dancing. The date has been Bet for May 17th.
WHY ARB TOU NOT A TIMES DEADER?
For Sale Or will exchange for Lake County Real Estate 4860 acre tract of high fertile land in DeSota County, Florida. Address Postoffice Box 434, Hammond, Ind. ,