Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 146, Hammond, Lake County, 8 December 1911 — Page 1

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THIS JOB? ', I a Col. Timothy Englehart, the Mayor of Ridge Road, Said to Be Grooming Himself For Democratic Nomina- ' tion for County Auditor." Col. T. W. Englehart, Ridge road realty magnate and one of . the wheel horses of the Gary . democracy yester day sounded the tocsin and when thoss whlthin ear shot stopped to listen they

- heard the heralds proclaim the colonel's

candidacy .for the democratic nomina tion for county auditor. Last year Col. Englehart was on the iteket for county councilman and was only defeated by the barest of margins. Flushed by his success in landing so many votes in a republican county the South Gary diplomat has decided that he can make a good race for the audi torshlp. If Col. Englehart persists In his de termination to seek the auditorshlp there will be two candidates from Gary in the race for this lucrative post. Some

f time ago, John A. Brennan late repub-

Ilcan candidate for mayor of Gary, an nounced his candidacy for the republi can nomination. - It is said by some that Englehart is being groomed for the race by the democratic leaders of the county In order to have some home opposition against the Gary republican leader. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Dee. 8. 'Thomas Brooks, the former assistant hief timekeeper cf the Gary Steel works, who was Implicated in the conspiracy to pad the payrolls of the company and who has been out on bail since his arrest in Lon Angeles several weeks ago, is in Crown Point today, and it is understood that he has, decided to plead guilty to one of the charge against him. ' Attorneys Greenlee Sc Call, who rep resented the United States Steel . Corporationin these prosecutions are also in Crown Point. The defendant is expected to appear before Judge W. C. McMahon today and enter his plea In the hope that he will receive the clemency of the court. J PUT TOUR TIMES. ', WANT AD IN THE NEW YORK OFFICIAL FACING DISMISSAL utHJNOeTtVMSC,, "7 vT2 4 J 4 f.9 'te ir. Alvah H. Doty, health officer of the port of New. Yor. Is in dancer of dismissal as a result of the -report to Gov. Dix of Charles N. Bulger, appointed by tbe " governor to investigate the office. Bulger recommends Doty's dismissal, charging incompetency, negligence, and failure to maintain an efficient quarantine f the port. .

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JS IIP TODAY Arguments on Demurrer to Amended Complaint Are Being Heard. The quo-warranto proceedings which have been started by the Commercial' club of Gary for the purpose of oust ing M. X. Castleman, city councilman. expected to come up before Judge VirgH 'S. Reiter this morning on the arguments on the demurrer to the amended" complaint. ,The arguments will be heard and if the court refuses to sustain the de murrer the case will go over until next term, when it will be tried by a jury. R. B. McAleer, of the firm of McAleer Bros., appears for Castleman,., and H. F. MacCracken, the attorney for the Commercial club, represents the relator. UNCLE HENRY WAS PRETTY DARNED SORE Get Thee Behind Me, La Folletye," Says Grariddaddy Bicknell. It made Bicknell pretty sore. Any one who knows Bicknell's sentiments on the question cf the -insurgents knows that Uncle Henry is ag'in" em. He spends all of thetime that he can spa-e from commercial activities in at tacking the insurgents. t So when he got a letter from the ,r ,o 1 .kll... I I mittee, a stereotyped letter at thatli . . i soliciting his support in the cause of the insurgents against the standpatters, he was wroth. He was just about as mad about the proposition as he . could be, and he voiced his. sentiments audibly, and forcibly. Had Senator La Follette dropped in for a chocolate sundae he would' have retreated aghast. : x , Bicknell alud received a letter from Republican State Chairman Lee, just as. a number of other republicans in know;, what Bicknell thought fcf the political situation. What ETtcknell told Lee about the insurgents would not have been accepted by the postofflce department as mailable matter if the contents of his letter was known. Daddy is a dyed-in-the-wool standpatters and he wants everybody to know it. VACATION OF STREET, COMES UP IN COURT The case of the petition of F. S. Betz for thft vapst tinA rtf .Tnhn.nn n r. 1 1, . streets in th4 vicinity of his plant was set for trial today, but by an agreement of attorneys went over until next week. Some time ago the proposition to close this street was the matter of city wide interest, and t ie whole north side together with property ownersion the south side were opposed to the vaca-! tion of the street. . v . ..' ' ncic, II7JU over the matter and it was finally dropped when Mr. Eetz announced that he had abandoned the plan. The case1 u c err, and apparently is to go to trial. It was put over from term to term in the hope that the agitation against Vthe movement. anight subside. The de velopments of the future will, be 'of great interest to the people .who spent f m,uch ,me anf enerY ln Preserv - tuc cirpic u L iiic uurill sjae , their rights to this street. Bomberger, Sawyer & Curtis appear for Mr. Bets and John Gavit represents (be city. Reports Called For. The comptroller of the currency has Issued a call upon all of the national banks of the ..country to make a report of their condition. This call Is usually made about twice a year. Accordingly the various banks over the country are bringing in their statements and are having them" published. While the trust companies are not required to make statements at this time, most of them do. The reports of the various banks will be awaited with interest. The call for a statement was made on the fifth of this month. Reports are expected with, in a reasonable time. Third Degree. Fred Xuttall is the candidate who will be raised fo the third degree at the local Masonic lodge this evening. The occasion Is the annual pastmaster's night. After the ritualistic work is done refreshments will be served. Working on Interior. The men who are working in the ornamental plaster -whieh is being used for the interior decoration of the Schutz theatre building are making rapid pro; gress with the work. . v " . It is confidently' expected that, the theater will be ready, to open for th first performance on Christmas day. The uniforms for the employes of'the theater have a.rrived and are said to be very attractive. ' ' ; '

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REFORMER West Hammond's Jeanne d' Arc Is Brought Into Court by Contractors, Who Allege That She Has Damaged Them $1,000 Worth. Miss Virginia Brooks is today made the defendant in a $1,000 suit, for damages which resulted from her efforts to prevent the laying of a pavement on 155th place in West Hammond. This suit is the outgrowth of the first activities of Miss Brooks in her efforts to clean up ,Vest Hammond. At the time this trouble occurred rotten pavements were being laid in West Hammond under the supervision of the old gang, and the officials of the vil lage were presumably getting a big rake-off. Miss Brooks derided to call attention (Continued on Page 4.) HIGH SCHOOL BOY " BREAKSHIS ARM I Basket-Ball Brings Injury to Member of East Chicago 'Five. (Special to The Times.). East . Chicago, Ind., Dec. 8.- David Rosenthal, a member of the high school basket ball team experienced a painful accident .yesterday afternoon while at practice n the-gymnasiuni at: the McKinley -school. v Rosenthal Flipped on try WJuitd-tgaraaf'Irf rmr He was hurried to a physician where the fracture was set and this morning. although in considerable pain, he was able to attend his classes as usual. Rosenthal has been playing the position of guard and his injUry necessitated the appointment of a substitute to act in his stead at this evenig's game between the East Chicago high school and the Blue Island high school teams. It is the first game of the season oy tne local team and will take place in the McKlnley school gym. The boys on the team this year are William Gardner, captain: William Collins, David Rosenthal, Lester Ottenheimer and Olin Rippetoe.. La Verne Williams will act for Rosenthal this evening and the substitutes will be Llewellyn Williams and Earl Quinn. The team has had quite a little practice and gives promise of doing something worthwhile this season. The two high schools scheduled to play this evening, met twice last season, once in Blue Island and once in East Chicago. (Each team won its home gym and con siderable interest, is expressed in the 'outcome this evening, ' ! FUND REACHES $3,200. The trustees of he firemen's pension fund will hold a meeting next Monj i . kl.i. . ; . I. . j be submitted to the city council for approval. ' Including the $500 tax levy, which bei i,fimn. r. ffoc-Hvp th first of thp vpar. the it ,,,. n fnT,fi ' jQ bCg-in with 'l At R UMeP'date, possibly some time this month, the trustees hope to submit to the public a list of the contributions to the fund, and a statement showing the standing of the fund. Eagles Name Officers. At the annual election of officers in the Hammond Aerie of Eagles, last Wednesday night, the following officers were elected: P. W. President Dave Hirsch. W. President E. G. Sproat. W. Vice President Jack Leech. Chaplain Will Bald win. Secretary Henry Eisner. Treasurer Al Fisher. I. G. Sidney Kaufman. O. G. Thomas Lake. Trustees Dr. J. D. Ebright, Jacob Wiker, E. J Burns. Doing Big Businesn. - president John D. Smalley, of the Employes Life and Casualty company, stated today that the company is prospering. He said that it was writing as much business as any company in the field. No more of the banquets of stockholders are scheduled for the near future. New Baby Girl. Edward Witter is the proud and happy father of a 10-pound baby girl, which arrived a day or two ago He is receiving the congratulations of his nfany friends. Sirs. Witter 1&. doing' well. THE HOME NEWSPAPER OF LAKE COUNTY IS THE COMPLIMENT BESTOWED BY ITS READERS ON THE TIMES. '.: ' ' - --'

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J. M. Hansen, W president of Standard Steel, Car company, which owns five plants oyer the country, visited the Hammond, .- plant . today.. The significance of his visit is not known. The Hammond 'plant is taking on men every day aiid seems to be getting ready for an Increase in' business. The. payroll, which' was only $S.000 two weeks ago, is no-wv.3l0.0G0 and is in creasing. - ; Librarians of theTenth ' congression- ; 1 tu V , ' St. the Inonl Hbrarv at tho Invitation I of Mrs. Jeannie Sawyer, the Hammond librarian. i; The visiting librarians were: L E. Bailey and the Missesi Ora Peters and Goldstein" OT Gary, Miss Anna Swfzey of East jChleago, Miss Amelia 1 ,.1 in.. i- i; I Z ' . , ... V16"" mn oi souin tjenu.aiiss tserma joei of Valparaiso. - Miss Grace Kingwell, assistant in the Hammond library, also attended the meeting1, The session wai Informal and res.glved itself into a round table discussion of library work, and problems. Ideas were interchanged and experi ences related in aWay that every one present was greatly benefited. The visitors were very complimentary to Mrs. Sawyer and her work and found much in the local institution showing progressl veness and originality. - IIITO INQUIRY Former H., 7. & E- C. Motorman Dragged Into the Lorimer. Inquiry. . Hammond and j fornver street car motorman drivinpr ,ut of the Hammon'J barn of tli H., WiV' K, 'Co, Conpany were broiig-ht r g'r Invest), g atfoWin"" t he '. so jiav e Washfngtou' yeBterday, when Attorney Elbridge G. Hanecy counsel for Lorimer tried to show that Frank Seems the motorman and Charles A. White the self confessed bribe taker collaborated on White's confession with a view of blackmailing Lorimer or selling it to some publication for something like 1100,000. Investgation in, Hammond reveals tha fact that a man by the name of Frank Semmes had worked for tha. local street car company as a motorman, that he had come here from Chicago, and that he quit of his own accord a year ago last Otober after he work for the company for ten months. He was a man of good habits, but reserved in his manner. References to Seems before the investigating committee were made by George Gloss a Chicago motorman on whom Lorimers lawyers rely to prove that White's confession was nothing but an attempt to blackmail. Attorney Healy the commission attorney- de manfed that Lorimer's lawyers produce Seems to testify, but the defense sail it vas unable to locate the former Hammrtnd motorman. Nothing of his whereabouts seems to be known ih Hammond. Merchant You want people to do their Christmas shop ping early, don't you? Well Why don't you do your Christmas advertising early? Bo If Now Don't wait till the day before Christmas. , The early advertiser gets the business. People, are buying now.

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EXPLAIN VOTES t Provisions in Game Ordinance "Are Not Acceptable to Some. Councilman William kahl of the fifth ward, who, with Councilmen Cotton and Eggers, last Wednesday night voted against the ordinance making it a punishable offense for a dealer to sell or expose for sale fowl, both. timet and wild, and game' from which the entrails had not been removed, in explanation of his vote today said that he was ' not prepared to vote intellii gently, and that his negative vote was registered in order to have the ordinancec onie up at a later "meeting rather .than defeat it entirely . . - ) that, the ordinance was coming up and 1 . . . . . . 4 . , . . mat ne, was not preparea to vote on it. He. said that If he had been given time to look it over and to confer with his constituents that he would have hcion t". r ti 'i r-f ,1 that It o mtcrVif hAVA - - - " w - - voted in favor of it The'; ordinance was fathered by Councflman Eastwood and was endorsed by J. F. O'Rourke. the city sealer, who interviewed business men and private people to its merits. He made, no explanatiof of it, however, having merely submitted it to the city clerk for reading. Councilmen Eggers and Cotton, who voted against it. could not be reached for an interview today. Since the ordinance went to its second reading last Huesday, some of the -other councilmen who voted in favor of it are said to be ' changing their minds to some extent in regard to one; or two Clauses in the measure. They j are said to oppose the clause which makes the ordinance applicable to the.' game fowl. ROYAL LEAGUERS GIVE TON OF GOAL Practical Prize Is Won by Frank Hansen at Card Party. Election or officers, initiation ef a class and a series of pedro games with a ton ot coal as flrst prize, afforded Pioneer Council, Royal league of HammwidV usy evening last night. The ton of coal was won by Frank Hanson of West Sibley street, a married man, who is employed at Gibson. He had to draw for first prize ,wlth Tom Bailey, who had won as many points as Hanjpon. The candidates were J. Arndt, C. F. Rower, H. Carlson, F. Brighman and H. Nisle. The following officers were elected: Archon S. F. Engleton. Vice archon Fred Moore. Scribe Norman E. Strouse. Treasurer W. F. Mashino. Orator J. B. Ortt. Guide Frank Green. Sentry Hal Young. Warder Joseph Stambeck. Trustee W. C. Belman. Advisory council delegate C. F. Fox. STILL IN SESSION. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point. Ind., Dec. 8. The board of county- commissioners is still in session at Crown Point. Today they are taking' up "the East Chicago bridge matters. It i. expected that they will adjourn tomorrow. CAPTAIN NORTON BUYS FIRST STAMP The Woman's club of Gary today placed the Red Cross Christmas stamps ion 'sale. Capt. H. S. Norton purchased the first stamp. He paid five dollar for the privilege. Mandamus CaseThe mandamus case by which the citizens of West Hammond seek to I force the board of trustees to call a ! city election in accordance with their I dictates as registered at an election i held for the purpose, has been appeal- ! ed to the supreme court of .the state ' of Illinois. - The attorneys who appear for the i relator are Thomas.. Marshall. Shepherd, McCormick & Thompson and Perry S. ! Patterson. The' petition is in printed ; fornv and sets forth the reasons for demanding that the writ be granted. ! Revival Closed. j A revival extending over a period of I two weeks in the Monroe .Street Methol dist Episcopal miswfon .closed last Tuesj daj- evening. -j The Rev. W. F. Switzer of the First i Methodist church, who has charge of I the mission, was assisted in the" work j by the RevWilliam Newton of ILam-i-mond. They alternated in. holding1 the I services. i Ben Not Guilty. . The case of. the state of Indiana vs. Ben Long was tried before Judge Prest yesterday afternoon and was found not guilty. Mary Cherry swore out a warrant for his arrest, charging the defendantv.with provocation. ' A WANT AD IN THE TIMES IS WORTH TWO IN THE OTHER PAPER.

SMID B CHURCH TO BE OPEHED

Sunday will mark the formal opening of Christ Episcopal church, Gary's new $10,000 edifice at Sixth avenue &n1 Afiams street, which will be one of the fiiVest in the diocese. Bishop John Hazen While of Michigan City and Rev. L. Cody MarsTi, priest in charge, will be assisted by a number of out of town clergy. Proa-ram For Sunday. The services Sunday will be as follows: , At eight in the morning the bi-bop with the rector acting as chaplain will celebrate the flirst communion in the CHIP III TO -BUY - WAR AEROPLAIIE Hammond Restaurateur Donates to Help Fight the Manchus. J King Hung Lo, the well-known Hammond restaurant man, has donated $40 towards the purchase of an aeroplane which is to be sent to China for the use of the rebels in fighting the govi ernment. The Hammond Celestial says that the Chinese in Chicago have donated $15,000 with which five aeroplanes are to be purchased and sent to China to fl&'ht the Manchus. The Chinese In Chicago and in this locality are all enthusiastically in favor of the rebels and are doing all they can to aid them. The aeroplanes are to be sent to a city ln the vicinity of Pekin and from there they are to be sent over the imperial city for-the purpose of dropping bombs on it. King Hung Lo says' that the rebels have . many grievances against the present dynasty. He told of the' raising of a large fund of money for-rthe purchase of a'Wjvrship with whieh to ptettne"intemiT7TCrTnna, and after the money was raised the regent used it to purchase a private park for the emperor. - . SERVES GARY V WARRANTS Constable Huber of Hammond' made a trip to Gary this morning and served warrants on Mike Poloni and Mike McCanish. The warrants were sworn out by Steve Adams of West Hammond who charges the two Gary men with assault and battery. ' The case ' will come up before Judge Prest and the date of trial lias not been set. ... TRAINS HOLD CROSSINGS. Flagrant violation of tfie crossing blocking: ordinance by railroad trains has aain been called to the attention of the police by Dir. W. F. Howat. Yesterday' afternoon the Erie had blocked the crossing at Hohman street for nearly twenty minutes and the crew refuse'd to open up the crossing. Carl Griffith also complained to the police and stated that a freight also held him up for a long time. He asked th train crew to cut the crossing and they told him if he didn't like it to drive around. , j . This is the same treatment the people have received from a number of railroads for some time, and instead of getting better the matter is getting worse each day.. , DieS Of CrOUp. j Francis, the eight-months-old son of ' Mr. and Mrs. William Rieker. 10S Oir. den street, and the youngest o" seven children, died . yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home, death having been due to membraneous croup. The second youngest child, Edward, is also sick with the disease, but as yetthe symptoms have not been' cause for alarm. Anti-toxin was administered him last nitrht. ' The child which died had been sick only a few days. It was burled privately this morning at 11 o'clock at St. Joseph's church. The home is quarantined, and while the many friends of the family are unable o give the bereaved parents much assistance, they nevertheless express 1 deep sympathy for their loss. . . . . Lease Not Closed. i Dr. H. C. Groman says that he has not yet closed alease'for the new building which be and Gus Muenich have built on South Hohman street. He says, that he has a number of lessees tha-t he could close up, njut he would rather wait a while. The' hotel proposition is still on. tap and may . go through. In the meantime the glazing 1n the building is being done, and all that can be done to complete the building for any purpose is being done. - - ' - Dine Engineer Seeley. County Engineer Ray Seeley is. the guest today of a number of Ridge road real estate dealers.- A-dinner was given him at Jansen's . place. Those -invited include T. W- Englehart. J, H. Kprtev: John Kirk and John- AT" Grosa.

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new church. ' At ten the children will ' have their first service in the church whin will be the ante-communion. At eleven the bishop with -the Rev, Father day of Indiana Harbor, the chaplain of the bishop, will duly open the church for worship with the pontifical office of benediction. At 7:30 in the evening the bishop will admlnster the Apostolic rite of con-: firraarHin'. '..'..'- Banquet Monday Night. Five Hundred invitations have beet snt out to the men of Gary as well s to men in Chicago' and towns about (Continued on Page 4.) BREAKS OUT NOW AFRESH Five Hammond homes have been, been placed under quarantine within the past fortyeight hours, three for diphtheria, one for membraneous croup and one for scarlet fever. The home of William Bieker, 108 Og den street, is quarantined- for mem-: braneous croup, an eight-months-old child havin-died tiiere yesterday an clothe second youngest child being down? at the present time ;with the disease. Diphtheria was reported from 454 Carroll-street, ,462 "Carroll street, and 457 Hoffman . slreet. . ' The six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tcharles' See, 10 Rimbach avenue, was taken down "with' scarlet fever day be-, fore yesterday. , If HOUSE THAT JACK i BUILT" FOR TOHIGIIT Capacity. House to t . Grpet Amateur J'hlnpians si C- i . .' . ' .," "- . --f ; v : Arcapacitv house win grout the pupils of the Central; school who are taking part in the presentation of "The House That Jack Built,'! at! the Ham-, mond theatre this evening. At noon today practically every seat ."in the house with the exception of ". some fifty had been. sold. A matinee performance will be given tomorrow afternoon The proceeds will be used for the purpose" tif buying pictures and various .decorations for the different rooms in the building, ' - ' '. This Is the first time In three years that the school has attempted anything of this to be given in public,' and there- -fore every effort has been made to' give something worth while. - "The. House That Jack Built" . Is the title of a dramatization of all the nursery -rhymes and folklore pat together in dramatic frm by Mrs. Jesse Gaynor, Mrs. Lydia M. Wright, who goes over the country instructing the pupils in their parts in the play, hart been in Hammond for a month drilling them. The actors are principally taken from the grade classes and the kindergarten, but some outside heme talent has been brought in for th? heavier roles. About 550 persons will take part in the1 presentation. Father of Bey. Geiirge Reedor, a printer at the TV. B. Ccnkey company, is the father of a fine oy. Friends in Hammond .and Crowa Point, where Reeder formerly lived,' will be , Interested v lo know of this addition to the population. HILLED NOW TAFT'j CAMPAIGN MANAGER CMARi-ES" DEWEY (flUBS! Charles Dewey Hllies. secretary to Pfetdent Taft. bas toeen selected by the f latter to manage h:s . campaign for denomination, and. In tne event ' Taft is successful in 'his efforts i uraJV Dead Bis party's- Ucket. he procabiv. will te the -nisf executive s choice as cnlrrwn of the itepubilcaa .; national committee.""'-" ' " "'

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