Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 27, Hammond, Lake County, 20 July 1911 — Page 5
Thursday, Julv 20, 19.11.
THE TIMES.
DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS NOW UNDER AN INVESTIGATION
Following tho Indictment of exDeputy Revenue Collector C. I LaRue and Harry Oldham of Hammond sensational charges of misconduct. Involving; two assistant United States district attorneys at Chicago are under Investigation. The two attorneys under fire are facing: charges of moral turpitude connected with the Investigation of the oleomargarine manufacturers, some of whom were Indicted last week by the federal grand Jury sitting in Chicago. The government lawyers involved are: Ben Davis, assistant attorney at a salary of $2,500 a year, charged with being a party to a plot to protect certain oleomargarine makers from indictment. Robert W. Childs, assistant attorney at a salary of $4,000 a year, charged with protecting Davis from investigation by the federal grand Jury. The charges against the fedarl prosecutors were laid before Commissioner nf Inetrnal Revenue Cabell by Col. C H. Ingram, chief of the internal revenue agents assigned to the investiga-
who accompanied him, visited Gary, the ctty of which they heard so much about out west. Mr. Palmer says that at his home they hear almost more about the n.agto ctty than about Chicago. The Palmers came from the west a week ago via the northern route through Lincoln and Des Moines.
tion of oleomargarine cases in the Chicago district. Child a Revenue I."rr KxpTt. Assistant Attorneys Childs and Davis were in charge of the federal grand Jury's recently completed Investigation of the oleomargarine manufacturers. Working with them in the presentation
of the facts to the Jury were a number
of internal revenue agents under Col. Ingram. Childs 1h an authority on the revenue law In its relation to oleomargarine and has conducted several inquiries into violations of the statute. The grand Jury which returned indictments against twenty-three officials and employes of the Moxley, Jelke and Braun oleo companies last Thursday
also Indicted three revenue agents, ;
Frank P. Caxlezel, l C. LaRue, and Harry Oldham, on charges of receiving bribes from representatives of oleo makers, seeking immunity. Juror Martin Dahl and Henry E. Coyne, a clerk in the revenue agent's office, were cited by Judge Dandis for contempt of court in disclosing the Identity of persons indicted before the indictments were returned.
WEST HAMMOND IS
F
THROUGH
Generally Accepted That
Election Carried For Municipal Forces.
COMIITEE
The election situation in West Hammond seems to have clarified considerably In the past twelve hours. The
i people of the village have come to the conclusion that the proposition to make
the village & city has carried
Martin Finneran says that it is not
necessary to have a majority of the
votes cast at the last general election
in favor of the project
ile Bays that all that is necessary is
to have a majority of the votes cast
l at the recent BDeclal election. This
Ruff expects to move in October mjority was a large one and so In h!s
and as soon as he vacates Marks will i Plnlon village is now a cuy
HOLDS FINE MEETING
remodel the front of the store and inSteall one of the finest clothing and! haberdashery stores in the region. j The new store will have a frontage I of 50 ffet and will also be the largest store devoted exclusively to clothing j and haberdashery in Hammond. Marks I has some advanced ideas as to how an ! up to date clothing store should be I conducted and he is going to make the j new store embody all of these ideas. The entire front of the store will be ' remodeled and there will be no more 1 attractive store in the region. Marks believes that Hammond is ready for a
The picnic committee of the Lake high grade haberdashery where all of
County Trades and Labor Counlcl, un- ; the latest articles of men's clothing are der whose auspices the Labor Day pl- on sale and he will try to cater to the '
nlc is to be given met In the offices or best trade. W. T. Olr.n in the Lake County Savings ,
and discussed the coming picnic.
rrugiTsa was rriurisu nil aruuuu.
Word was received , from Manager
Westberg of the Kast Chicago Land company that the council could ha.-of the the use of the company's land ad- !
joining the park to provide room for the over-flow crowd that is expected for the picnic. The delegate-for the ttrcet car men reported that their local would have two hundred Chicago street car men in the parade in Hammond, this being possible there will be no parade in Chicago. , The bids for the various concessions will be opened at the next regular meeting of the Lake County Trades and
I-abor council which will be held
Hammond next Wednesday. ; for speeding on Indiana boulevard last
Everything Is moving along smooth-; Saturday afternoon did not appear for !-.. and because the committees began - trial before Judgo Barnett this niorn-
thelr work early they can roakajlng and his bond of $20 was defaulted, thorough preparations for the big day. Miller was driving 32 miles an hour
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There are a few technicalities upon
which there is some doubt, however.
When the date of the election was
changed It is said that the required 30
days' notice was not given in accord
ance with the provisions of the law
This, however. Is not likely to cause any trouble unless some one went to the trouble to contest the election on
these grounds. There are some minor matters that might have been done more thoroughly but from present indications the election, which was held
In good faith, will stand and the citi zens of the new city of West Ham
mond, will at once proceed with the
plans for their election.
Everybody wants to see the change
made and they say that any one who
would take advantage of a technicality
to force the city to hold another election when the cost of the three others has been considerable would arouse the
wrath of the residents of the place.
DEATH OF OLD LADY
CAUSES MUCH REGRET
WHITING MAN TRIES
TO KILL Hi SELF
Uses Razor to Sever Artery
in His Wrist After a Spree.
(Special to Thhi Times.) Whiting, Ind., July 20. John Dudyke,
age 16 years tried to cumralt suicide
yesterday. Dudyke who lives in the
Noeller flat at New York avenue and John street had been drinking quite
heavily for the past week or so. Dur
ing one of his spells yesterday he tried
to kill himself by cutting one of the arteries in his wrist. When hit wife
went into the room she found her hus
band armed with a rasor with which he was doing the work. She managed to
get the weapon from him, but he had already Inserted quit a gash in his
wrist, which however did not prove very dangerous.
WANT WATERWAY TO CONNECT LAKES MICHIGAN AND ERIE Promoters Representing Chi cago and Indiana Cities Form Organization.
Paul Miler, 09 Bier Place. Chicago
in , who was arrested by Captain Hanlon
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M1I1S TO OCCUPY RUFF STORE
Well Known Hammond Lady Dies of Old Age This Morning.
Mrs. Mary A. Hartman, one of Hammond's most respected citizens, died at
when he was arested and his case was' her home, 101 Russell street, this mornthe second where a bond was forfaited ; Ing at 3:30 o'clock after an illness of
Abe Marks, the proprietor of the E. F. clothing store on State street has just signed a three year lease with the Hohman estate for the renting of the store now occupied by Joseph Ruff.
PET MP PC "White Canvass UnmunLButton Shoes Saturday; your size if you call early. ORTT & TOWLE, 169 E. State St.
the former bond being $25. In one court in Chicago the judge imposes a fine of $1.00)a mile which
they are found to be driving and Miller likely thought It would be wiser for
him to forfeit his $20 than to pay $S2
and costs.
Judge Barnett generall imposes a fine
of $5 and costs amounting to $15. Th's
morning Jimmy Trost was figuring a problem out. If Miller would have appeared for trial he would have saved
about 5 weeks. The funeral will be. held from the St. Joseph church Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. The solemn requiem high mass will be given and the Rev. Father Ploster will officiate. The remains will then be shipped on the 1 o'clock Erie to Chicago where interment will be held at St. Mary's cemetery on the family lot. Mrs. Hartman was well known in Hammond and Lake and Porter coun-
E. CHICAGO BOY BURNEDJNRRE FIGHT Blaze in Peat Recalls Accident to Little Girl a Year Ago. (Special to Thb Times.) East Chicago, Ind., juiy SO. Another of those muck fires, so treacherous and dangerous, occurred yesterday in a vacant lot facing Baring avenue between
I42and and 143rd street. The origin of the Are is upnknown but It is supposed it was started by boys who have a
penchant for that sort of thing around East Chicago.
The Are department was summoned
to put out the blase after a' llttl boy
whose name was unknown to the fire
chief, had burned his foot quite pain
fully. A year or two ago a little girl was very severely burned by stepping into & bed of live flame which she could
not see owing to the coating of ashea
which covered it.
The. danger in these fires ccmes from
the fact that they burn deep the top
having the appearance of having been
merely passed over by Are which haj
died out. In some places the mucit na
been known to burn two feet deep.
A few days ago some Beacon street boys started a blaze in the brush Just west of White Oak avenue, which
might have proved serious in the dry
windy weather that prevailed. The
boys were interfered with however be
fore th blase became uncontrollable.
and put It out. The police are keeping a shap lookout for youthful fire-bugs and promise to deal severely with any who are caught in this dangerous mis
chief.
South Bend, Ind., July 20. The Erie-
Michigan Deep Waterway association
of northern Indiana, for promoting the building of a deep water, and not a barge, canal between Lakes Michigan at a meeting of fifty representatives
from Michigan City, Chicago, Mlshawaka, Elkhart, Goshen Milford, Columbia City, and Warsaw.
The conference, which was arranged
by the chamber of commerce of South Bend, wag preceded by a banquet Besides perfecting a permanent organisa
tion arrangements were made to receive the congressional committee
which will go over the proposed route next month.
It was also decided to attempt to
work in harmony with Fort Wayne for a survey which will benefit all the cities. Fort Wayne has been working for a more southern route which would eliminate the majority of the cities rep
resented here.
$5.00 and as he stayed away he loet tles where she leaves a large circle of
friends to mourn her loss. She was 85 years old and succumbed to old age. She was liked by everybody she came in contact with and easily made friends
$5.00. Then how old Is Ann? "I never attempt to make an arrest if they are driving 25 miles an hour,
but when they get over that I am goingr
to get them morning.
said Captain Hanlon this with anybody
HEAR AS MUCH OF GARY AS CHICAGO
Mrs. Hartman came from Germany, where she was born, 55 years ago and located in Porter county near Valparaiso where Mr. Hartman and herself took up farming. In 1893 they moved
to Chicago and resided there 13 years, Mark Palmer, grandson of Dennis coming to Hammond in 1906 where she Palmer, the founder for whom the vll- has lived since that time, luge of- Palmer is named, passed She is survived by five children, Mrs. through Hammond this morning in his George Emmerling and Mrs. George E-M-F touring car on his way home Meyer3 of Hammond, Mrs. Edward to Escanaba, Kan. Before returning Murphy and Frank Hartman of ValMr. Palmer and his family and sister, paraiso and John Hartman of Chicago.
LAKE WOODS PARK
Clark Road and Fifteenth Ave., Gary HAMMONID) PEOPLE ATTENTION'
WHEN YOU PAY YOUR SECOND FARE ON THE GARY & INTERURBAN LINE GOING TO LAKE WOODS PARK, YOU WILL RECEIVE A COUPON ENTITLING YOU TO ADMISSION TO THE PARK. ASK THE CONDUCTOR. GRAND FREE VAUDEVILLE ALL STAR ACTS Most Beautiful Spot in Northern Indiana Picnic Grove Free to all Clubs and Societies
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BAD ACTOR IS FINED
(Special to Thb Times.) Indiana Harbor, July 20. An echo of the riot which took place at John Cosma's saloon early this month. In which Mike Shafta severely stabbed
John Thoma, was heard in Judge Ri
ley's court yesterday when Shafta's trial came up. The prisoner was fined
$15 and costs, amounting to $26. the punishment being comparatively light
on account of mitigating circumstances,
Thoma, the victim, who was for six
days in the hospital owing to hit wounds, was shown to be a bad actor.
He had served so many terms In Crown Point during the past year that tt was Impossible for him to enumerate them, and the testimony made it appear that he was the aggressor in the fight in
which he was cut.
The state was represented by Joe Meade and J. W. Brlssey, while Newton
Hembroff and B. L, D. Glazebrook de fended the prisoner.
BUY FAYETTE
STREET GARAGE
Eddie Dlbos and Harry McMullen
have bought Kunert's Fayette street garage business. The deal will be closed today. It Is expected that the new
owners will make a number of Improve
ments.
The consideration was $3,000. Ku-
nert says that he has done a better business than ever before, and the fact that the garage is located on the route that Is designated by all of the guidebooks makes it especially valuable.
The new owners have not announced
their plans, but they are both active
business men and McMullen has had
considerable experience in the busi
ness.
CLUB WOMEN SWAT
(Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor. July 20. The "swat the fly" movement which has attained such popularity throughout the country, has gained some new recruits in Indiana Harbor. The Indiana Harbor Woman's club as a body has enlisted In the crusade and on Saturday evening will give an illustrated lecture at the Pictureland theater setting forth the dangers of the common housefly. A great variety of films will be used in making plain wherein the dangers lie and it is expected that the lecture will be most interesting and Instructive. A speaker from Chicago has .been secured to deliver the talk.
EDWARD IN COOLER (Special to Thb Times.) Indiana Harbor. July 20. Edward Schutx of Hammond, who works for the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company, was arrested yesterday in Hammond and brought back to this city charged with stealing an electric fan. Schutx is said to have confessed to the theft, having sold the fan later to somebody in Hammond. The police here do not know the name of the man from whom the fan was stolen nor to whom it was sold, but they say that Schutx got $11 for the fan. Schutz is said to belong to a very respectable family, in Hammond and feels his disgrace most keenly.
KATYDIDS ARE SINGING; FROSTY NIGHTS COMING Only six weeks until frost. This is the warning of the katydids, whose rasping notes are heard in the trees. Many people place great confidence in this insect harbinger of autumn, which Is designated the "ice trust bust
er, because the coming or tne insect marks the advent of cool nights, thus lessening the demand for ice, says'the Valpo Messenger.
Articles of Incorporation. Articles ot incorporation has been filed in the office of the secretary of state for the following: Co-operative Market Company, Frankfort; to operkte a general store; capital stock, $2,000; incorporators, Richard Blinn et al. Cooleys East Gary Land Company, Gary; capital stock $20,000; real estate dealers; trustees, J. H. Cooley, H. D. Davis and Carl Stout.
Star Pressed Fuel Manufacturing Company; Arlxona; capital stock, $500.000; certified in Indiana for $10,000; to
manufacture coal briquettes; Robert M Engle. president.
Arrested for Train Flipping. Four Hammond lads ranging from
14 to 16 years old, were placed under arrest this morning by special officers
on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad line for flipping trains. They were Lee Mauch, Max Bunnel, Harold Fleck and Harry Andersen. The boys were all brought before Judge Brest this noon and pleaded guilty, re
ceiving a fine of $11. 85 each, which will!
be paid. The Belt line has had a great deal of trouble of this kind and the chief spe- , cial agent is going to put a stop to this nuisance and will put on a couple
of special detectives to stop this practice.
2EfMen's Welt 1 DC .UlJSole Elk f.UJ Work Shoes cut to ORTT & TOWLE, . 169 E. State St.
A "Medium" Bad One. Jesse K. Hills, who gave his address
as Chicago and said he was a medium or spiritualist, was arrested at Glen-j
dale 'park by Officer Hanlon this morn-! ing for public and indecent exposure.)
He will be tried before Judge Bar nett In the city court tomorrow morn ing.
Enjoys Annual Picnic. The Robertsdale Lutheran church enjoyed its annual picnic at Douglas park yesterday.. The event brought out a good attendance, and good entertainment was provided.
The Hammond quartette will sing during the dance intermissions at the All Saints picnic, at Kindel'a Grove, next Saturday.
NOV IS THE TIME To borrow a little money It you are In need. We will loan you for any purpose whatever, any amount from $5.00 up, and all that we require as security is household goods, piano, team, or horse and buggy, etc. Loans made in Gary, Hammond, Kobart, East Chicago, Indiana Harbor Whiting, Crown Point, Chesterton and Valparaiso. Name Address
Indiana Loan Company Corner Fifth and Broadway, GARY, IND. Phone 322 Over Postofftce.
FRIDAY Double Coupons ALL DAY Groceries Included. (Except Plour and Sugar)
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HAMMOND'S GREATEST DEPT. STOKE
Crystal Glass Pitcher & Creamer
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FREE IN PREMIUM DEP'T This Beautiful Pure Crystal Glass Pitcher and Creamer, -colonial design, hard to dis
tinguish from cut
glass, an extra value g i ve n with 5.00 IN COUPONS
Friday's Clearing: Sale of Groceries
28c
BUTTER Elgin Creamery, finest obtainable, per pound
BROOMS A good Broom, made wtih four
Fancy Red Salmon, 1-lb tall can
strings, regular 25c, special for Friday
Sure-Shot Matches, 1 doz-1 Red Cross
en boxes in 1 flrt package. Fancy Hand Picked C Navy Beans, per lb. . . UU Fancy Messina Lemons, very juicy, f)Qo per dozen w j
Ivory or Wool Soap, 5 bars Oriole Roled Oats, 3 packages
Kitchen Klenzer Scouring
Powder, 2 cans . .
22c 25c
iring 9c
20c
macaroni or
Sphaghetti, 2 10c packages , . . Pet or Beauty Milk small can.
the
18c
Snider's Pork and f n Beans, 15c can J Large Lump Laundry Starch, 3 pounds 1 ft 1 for ...1UG Fancy Sweet Corn, String Beans or Kidney OKn Beans, 3 cans tCwC
Friday's July Clearing- Specials
1 Lot of Men's Pants, selling up to
1.50, dark patterns, made for hard wear, at
38c
Men's Shirts, plain and plaited styles, some have soft detachable
collars, values to 1.50,
Clearing Price.
79c
Men's Half Hose, famous "Gerknit" In tan, black, wine, helio, gray and navy, 15c value... Q
Men's Police Braces, extra .well
made, fine leather ends, .formerly 25c, now
Girls' Patent Colt Pumps, values
up to 1.75, sizes 8V& to 1, special , . .
19c
98c
Croquet Sets, beBt grade hard wood, varnished and striped, four ball,
regular 75c( value, at... :
49c
Three-In-One Oil, the very best for sewing machines, clocks, bicycles and all light machinery, will not gum, special, per bottle HC
Fruit Jar Filler, Measuring Cup, Strainer and Funnell, six articles in
one, regular 10c value, at
6c
Infants' 75c Red Pumps, fancy 2strap, sizes 2 to 5, AQt special HoC Ladies' Suede Pumps and Gibson Ties, tan and gray only, extra good
quality, special, at
98c
Boys' 3.C0 Oxfords, guns and patents, goodyear welt sewed, latest
toes, special,
at.
1.48
Tiz, for tender feet, 25c feize
18c
Solution Citrate Magnesia, a mild laxative, 23c size...
Fountain Syringe, 2 quart, 1.00 value.
18c
59c
Bel Bon Peroxide Cream, 25c size
19c
One Lot Ladies' and Misses' Waists very large assortment of styles, selling regularly up to QQ 1.98, special UuC
Wizard Carpet Cleaner, renews and brightens carpets and rugs, f special, per package J Q
Pillow Tops, with back, 22x22, stamped In colors, very large as
sortment of designs, at
7iC
Hose, our regular 25c black mer
cerized, double heel and toe, garter top
15c
Laces and Insertions, 2 to 5 Inches wida, former price 10c and 12c per yard, in white or "ft ecru, yard jsC
Sperm Machine Oil, extra large bottle, warranted not to gum f or stain, regular 10c, each...Q2Q
Big Values In Silk Messaline and Chiffon Waists, every one a good up-to-date style, for , O fl O 2.98 and O-UO
Blue Chambray One-Piece Dress, fine quality, trimmed with neat striped border, button Ofl front, very special value.. IQjj Some Very, Special Values in Girls' White Dresses, ages 8 to 14 years, 1 style has kimono sleeves 4 fjfl sellins for Q3C and UU