Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 166, Hammond, Lake County, 3 January 1912 — Page 1

BAKE TIME THE WEATHER. GENERALLY FAIR AND CONTINUED COLD EDITION ONE CENT PER COEY. (Back Niimberi,! Cents Ceyy.) . VOL VI., NO. 166. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1912.

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Ifcidge Road District To Be Given Fine Drainage. A. p. Melton, consulting engineer for the city of Gary, stated today that he will have completed ' the Ridge-South Gary sewer system plans Inside of thirty days. Will Coat Nearly $175,000. ' Immediately upon the completion of the plans the board of puhlic works will lake the necessary action in order to have construction work on the project start early In the spring. The estimated cost is from $150,000 to $175,- . 000. The new sewer system will be one of the most comprehensive ever built " in Lke county. It will serve aU territory In Gary south of the Little Calumet river and in the Ridge road district. The main sewer will run north from Forty-fifth avenue and will proceed Zcmarfcible Showing Made t by Y ost Hammond Trust I aiid' Savings Eajtilr, and at Stockholders Meeting Of- : cials Are PraisedPaying t i per cent on the capital. ..i investment, after operating only a year and four Months was the remarkable showing that the directors of the iWest : Hammond Trust & Saving's bank were able to make to the stockholders at the annual meeting yesterday.- - Inasmuch as few new banks expect (to make morn than expenses in the - fi first year, the , showing- of the "West Hammond banking institution is remarkable. . Owing to the press of other business, V. S. Curtis of Grant Fark re-' signed from the directorate and Attorney J. K. Stlnson of Hammond . was elected in his, place. .The other directors are V. H., Messenger, A. J. Campbell. Dr. V,'. D. "Weis, Martin H. Flnneran. Charles Jfayer. Richard Zimmerman. K. M. Wosczynskt and M. "Rothschild. Mr. Messenger is the presi dent of the bank and Paul I. Muschele wic is the cashier. rr wl and Mr 'Campbell are vice presidents. . The deposits in the bank, according to the statement published in The Times today are $77,242,. or nearly twice as largti as they were a year ago, when "they were $40,000. The increase in the , deposits 1 has been steady, and on the bank books the stock is listed at $115 'a -share, although none Is to be had for this, price now. Tle directors and stockholders feel that, the net year will be even more prosperous for their bank than the last one has been. DUCHESS GAilJiEI) AS MAN AT DRESS BALL 77c3 PUCM&SS SUTWIfRLANC? The Duohess of Sutherland and Jie Earl of rtosslyn, her brother, have had trouble following the ln-!l-liant Arabian Nights ball held at Covent Garden, London, which the duchesa attended ln male attire, that of a maharaja'n. The news of her act created something of a eensaBiua wheiL-lt -leaked. uU

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Facts About GaryRidge Road Sewer . System to Be Built. The lewrr ayatem will take care of all Gary territory Booth of the Little Calumet river. It will empty Into that stream. The estimated cont Is between ir.0,000 and 175.OO0. Plans "III be- completed In thirty days and coaatratrtlon work will be started this spring. The main sewer will ran In the Broadway (east alley) from Fortyfifth itrnnr to the river; alternate east and ,went ... laterals will be sprung for one mile on either side of Broadway. Completion of this newer will give the Ridge district city water, modern sanitation and complete fire protection. along te alley oast of Broadway to the Little Calumet river, which it will empty into. This sewer whl be of a (Continued on Page 8.) - HAMMOND GIRL ELOPES TO DANVILLE i Fronnie Raymus Scheer. A telegram from Mr.' and, Mrs. Martin Scheer tOvMr. and Mrs. J. I Raymus. 11 Carroll street, and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Scheer, . 183 East State Line street, received from - Danville, III., today, was thefirst intelligence of an elopement of a popular Hammond couple which took place yesterday. I The principals in the romance are Miss I Fronnle Raymus and Martin Scheer, I The young lady conveyed the. news that she was going to be married, but her remarks were not taken" seriously. ! She is the youngest daughter of Mr. i and Mrs. Raymus and has been emPloyed ln the White Store. The groom is associated with his uncle in "business at Da-nville. JOHN TUBBS FELL ill II FLOi'llflG BOE Or the Flowing Bowl Fell in John Tubbs, or Well Anyway. John Tubbs, a member of the Keeley Cure Union No: 78549, was arrested for the third time in the past four months last night by Officer Borchert on a charge of drunkenness. . So fur John, has made a record for himself in Hammond, but unless he j leaves tho amber - fluid alone in the future his friends tear there -will be a saij ending for him. His record to date on the police records read: - . , Sept. . 1911,. arrested for drunken ness; released: first offense. Nov. , 1911, arrested for drunkenness;, fined $1 and costs. $11, before Judge Barnet.t. s Jan. 2. 1912, arrested for drunkenness; fined $20 and costs by - Judge Barnett. . K .. - That's all," but John thinks that i.s enough and he asked the court this morning if he was given "one more chance" he would certainly reform. Tubbs is employed as a painter, and is said to be a skilful workman when he leaves the contents of the flowing bowl ainn v A New Society. The St.' Hedwig society of West Hammond is the latest fraternal organization in th region. The society, with a membership of fifty, met last night for its : second meeting. The membership includes some oS the prominent Polish women the city, and was started by Mrs. Konstant Kobescka. LVendnr Cigars are pronounced exceptionally food by-all aaaokr.' -

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THEY ELECT Chaotic State in Political Conditions at Indianapolis; Democratic Situation Presents Puzzle to Political Prophets. BILLETIX.) TIMES Bl'RKAl', AT STATE CAPITAI andiaaapolls, Ind., Jan. The name of Edward G. Hoffman of Fort Wayne will not be presented to democratic state committee for chairman, Steve Fleming so said last night. Tnggnrt crowd is wlllias; for compromise candidate satisfactory to Marshall. Flemingand Tsgnart will confer today. Korbly talk on decline, though Crawford Fairbanks still Insists Korbly will be nmued. TIMES BI REAC, AT STATU. CAPITAL, i Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 3. If ever there was a mixed condition of affairs in a political party in Indiana the Democratic party has one on hand now. It Is worse than a Chinese puzzle, and Continued on page 8.) (BILLET1S.) Crown. Point, Ind.,' Jan. 3 Erie Lund of Hammond was awarded the contract for the new Infirmary for Lake county this . afternoon. The general bids were as follows: Eric Land, Hammsid ...... .f 1340000 Eugene Crowell, Crown Ft. . 1S,5J l.H Cnlamet Con. , Gary. .... . 1R!,1944)0 Wm. Parry, Crown Point. .. 15837218 Gallagher A Williams, Gary. 161)50.00 A It- W. JTohnson, E. Chicago. 185,33000 (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Dee. 3. The county commissioners met today for the purpose of letting the contracts for the construction of Lake county's new $150,000 infirmery. The'town Is filled with contractors, and It is expected that there will be a large number of bidders. The contractors have until -o'clock ln which to file their bids. The bids will not bo opened until 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Elks' lodge of Hammond filed a proposition with the county commls! sloners by which they offer for sale to : the county their lots west of the court house on'Rimbach avenue for $15,000. This is said to be preliminary to the acquisition, on the part of the county, of a larger piece of ground as a site for the Lake superior court house. The county " commissioners heard three remonstrances against the grant ing of liquor licenses to Gary saloon keepers. Those remonstrated against were Theodore Arcand, A. Bodlch and John Clark. .Bills and claims were allowed yesterday. While the county councllmen met today, they will not make the appropriation for the East Chicago bridges until tomorrow. This wll be $75,000 for the Chcago avenue bridge and $10,090 for the temporary bridge over Canal street. WHITING COr.ir.lERCIAL CLUB filEETItlG (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., Jan. 3 That the newly organised Whiting -Commercial Club does not propose to rest on Us oars after landing the factory of the Beckton Chemical company was evidenced last night when a special committee was appo,nted to con,fer wlth the offlfala f j lne ol8"u"u . .p-uy P" ' ' "w ul lng It the. permanent home Of the Comineruial Club. The club held a meeting last night and heard a report from, Fred Smith relative the Beck ton Chemical Company of Philadelphia, how it was Induced to locate in Whiting, it plan to build next spring and Its eventual employment of two thousand men. . The entertainment committee reported thai: it had arranged for a. smoker f be given next Tuesday evening, and each member Is requested to bring a frind. The secretary reported a mem bership of ninety-four wltn s!x pro jiosala pending.

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Washington, JD. C. Jan.' 3. amusl Gitoipers, who was accused-yesterday of trampling the American ' flag while making a speech In: Oakland, Cal.,' In September, today made a vigorous denial o any Intent to Insult the flag or of standing ' upon It. 'The"! accusation w as made -In rc;por;ts to the wftr depart ment ,rojri officers In San Frajicisco arid Los Ahgelesi ?The most direct evidence appears In pltogrph received -by. MaJ. GenJiWood. ehief f staff of the army, and by MaJ. 'Geo. AiB worth.- ad Jut a.rtj jsr?nerau t the army. These photographs show SajnueW; 0-nWI,rsjdtg;irh'tt'94 Arnerfnf; il a- '-at a meeting orf laboring men --h,lh was addresitinjy Another photograph is that of John A. Kelly, president' of the Building Ti.es council of San Franclsco.also standing one the flag and making a speech at a' labor meeting. '

More Saloto Ch4nges?t;1 ) , One saloon. has gone out, of, business - and three others have .changed ; hands lately. ThV Gt.ry buffet 1 (Forty-five Minutes from t Broadway)' on J Sibley street ? has : closed Its doorsl .Its . proprietor,. Frd Sommers.-.is said to have failed . to make 'a go -of ; it. This, was rthet' place ' that ' was ; formerly, run . by George .O'Donnell, of Caryl . -f Kdward Schmidt has . sold the, place he called the'Citizens buffet- tO: Miller and Hendershot, , sold his. saloon: John - Kennedy .' has ' to, Charles. -. Dubois. William Pap pos has sold his place to a man .by " the name of; McNerney. 7 if SUCCESS FARLV "FAILURE FAR" . . ' " , ., , , ; , , e" ' , U you See . tbe tWp larms f They are both good farms,' J . . . . Or OUgflt to be, as are most r .1 a. . , , ; BETWEEN THE DIFFERENCE THEM IS -NOT IN THE LAND, j

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BUT IN THE MEN THAT OWN . would return an indictmenCon the THEM." '" jj evidence, lead the. court to njake the ' ; punishment as light as possible. "' One of these men is an Vip'tO It is not known what has become of . , v i tp to mTrp ii the girls. They disappeared and have date chap, who. READS --THE not een neard of The youn PAPERS, especially the farmmpn were wel1 dressed and their crude ' . , i . ' - 'work leads the police to believe now notes,, takes agricultural journals that this was their first offense. . Young

and applies scientific methods, f The other works just as hard, but will not have a newspaper in the house and could not get a new idea if it were bored into his head with an X ray. .' THE UP TO DATE FARMER GETS TWO OR THREE TIMES THE YIELD OF HIS NEIGHBOR ,AND WITH BUT LITTLF MORE LABOR OR EXPENSE. . . He uses fertilizer, crop rotation and intelligence. He economizes every rod of his land; 'makes it all count. Ho practices soil conservation. HVgive3 back to the soil as much as or a little more than he takes from it. He knows the latest experiments made by the agricultural department, the agricultural colleges and experiment stations. He reads the newspapers. SEND in YOUR SUBJ SCRTCTIOX TODAY.

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HOLO iUP CAME FTER WiLD ORGY t Chicago Youths Bring Girls 1 . . Out to West Hammond y . and Get in Trouble. It 'develops tthat; the attempt-to hold . up Edward. F;osene ln West Hammond 'by John . Patterson and Frank Holock r was the climax of a. wild orgy in which , ,;two, young girls .were implicated. I The: two young men are said, to come jfrom respectable parents and young . fHolock. is 'said to be 'the son "of. ex- '. Judge- Holock. His mother is said to jbe iladam Holock, the.owner of one of Une.'arSet dressmaking establishments i in, Chicago ' ,; The men were arraigned before Judge "Franki Green , iu West Hammond., and both were flnfid $23 and costs. The fact of their family connections was all that , saved them. The fact that they did not get, any L raoney-and that Rosene was" not badly injured, together with the uncertainty to whether or net the grand Jury Holock lives in Evanston. ; Policeman Esser says that he made the .arrests and that it was he who discovered the piece of lead pipe in the pocket of one of the men. . He says that he should have the credit for making the arrest. REALTY GO SEEKS TO ENJOIfl SALE The Hammond Gary Realty Co. has brought injunction proceedings against Frederick L. Heintz to restrain him1 from selling a Mitchell automobile1 which he is holding as security for an alleged Indebtedness of $260. It la charged in the complaint, vvhluh is from the office of Bomberger,' Sawyer ft Curtis, that the defendant, the Hammond Gary Realty Co. admits that-there Is an unpaid indtbtedness but denies that it amounts to $260. It is related in the complaint that the automobile will be sold Jan. 3 for 90(X when it Is reasonably worth 11,200. It is further charged that the defendant Is insolvent and that if a judgment were secured that it could not be satisfied. It' is further related that the plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law. The eaie will be heard by Judge Becker,

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AFTER DEMI LOUISVILLE Notice Is Served on State That Lawyers For Bowser Are Busy in South Taking Depositions; Prosecutor Hodges May Be Investigating Story of Williston Jury Tampering, But Refuses to Talk. ' ;

Two weeks from today it is expected that the trial of Alderman Emerson I Bowser of Gary will be on in the Porter circuit court at Valparaiso before Special Judge Van Fleet. If the tentative trial scheduled is followed Bowser's case will begin on Monday, January 15. That Bowser's trial and not the new trial of City Engineer A. M. Williston is to take place , on that date has been practically agreed to by attorneys for the state and defense. ,-It is now agreed," said Special Prosecutor Hoages today, "that Mr. Bowser be tried next." Are Taking Depositions. McAleer brothers and other counsel associated with Bowser's defense yes-terday-vjserved notice upon the attorneys for the state that they were taking depositions in the case at Louisville. It Is believed that the testimony being subscribed to affects the character an4 reputation of T. B. Dean,' the star witness for the state. Indiana laws provide that the state's attorneys must be notified when depositions of this character are taken. What Is Dean Doing T Inquiry as to the whereabouts of T. SIXTEEN INJURED IN WRECK. Bemldji, Minn., Jan. 3. Sixteen persons were injured in the wreck of passenger train No. -54, southbound on the Minnesota & International Railway, en route to Min neapolis, at Farley, about seventeen miles north of here. The day coach and sleeper left the track and turned over on their sides. Failure to clnee a switch is said to "have caused-. h,derailment. BIG FIRE AT YARDS. - Chicago, Jan. 3. Two firemen were injured and damage of $500,000 caused by a fire that i started last night la the smokehouses of Swift & Co., at the stockyards. The fire spread with great rapidity because of the lack of water pressure, accordlng to the firemen, it beingnecessary

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. . 1 . 1 . si t r I playing on the smoldering ruins. FRICTION SPREADS TO ilJS!CIANS NOW Secretary of Lake Co. Theater Managers' Association Notified of Ultimatum. Manager H. 1 St.--Clair of the Orpheum 'theatre, Hammond, who Is the secretary of the Lake County Theatre Managers' association and vice president of the Theatrical Managers' Association of Indiana, has been notified by the secretary of the Musicians" union of Lake county that all of the musicians in the county will refuse to play in theatres unless the managers sign-a scale with the kinetoscope operators. Manager St. Clair says that the threat is directed towards all of fhe theatres in the region excepting the Hammond theatre and the Bijou, the managers of which have signed the contract. St. Clair says that the theatre man agers are willing to sign a contract t. pay the scale, for they are paying it now, but they demand in return that the- union agrefe to furnish competent operators. ' - It is said that the unions complied with this requirement, but insisted that St. Clair discharge the operator who Is now employed in the house on the grounds that he Is not a union man. St.- Clair says that the operator he now employes and the stage carpenter who runs his stage made it possible for him to open, the theatre on time, and that he will kjeo them as long as they are competent. He says that he will agree to till their places with members of the Hammond union if they quit or are discharged. He also says that he would be glud .'to have them Join ,the local union If they can get cards, but IhaUhe Hammond local refuses to admit them. St. Clair, to protect himself, has made arrangements In Chicago "'for an orchestra for this evening, as the unions threaten to call out the musicians tonight at 10 o'clock if it ultimatum is not complied with. If you are a judge or quality try a LaVefcdor Cigar. '

"iuco tu euui uuwu several cngiues members of Jts party only. Former entirely. There was an unconfirmed ; governor j. Frank Hanly and other lnramor that a -third fireman was in-!dlana mn who '"s'st upon having a jured by falling five flights from a f 11 werV indorsed. . ladder. The fire , was undef control j Tn resolutions also referred to th at 2:46 a. m. today, though at 7 a. m. ! foresight and wisdom of the Prohibithere were still six ngine comnanies : tionlst rBTty which - years ago advo

JURY BRIBERY STORIES AFLOAT Prosecutor Hodges today' would neither deny nor affirm the report thai the prosecution Is Investigating the alleged bribery of a Juror, on the Williston Jary which Is supposed to have stood eleven to one for conviction nad which Anally ' returned the nnswer thst It was unnble to agree on a verdict. Rumors nro tw the effect that something of this sort has been unearthed and that drt-ec-tlves employed by Governor Marshall are hot on the trail of the alleged bribery. ,

B. Dean brought the reply that today he- left Louisville for St. Louis on A "business trip." Just what connection there is between Gary and St. Louis, dictagraphs, bribes and steam heating; franchises has not been determined. The Lake County pr dibriist party held Its' final meet lag' ; V day at the Christian clnurch jji;' Simond- ;last night. M." S. r.Larmore-, of VKpkotno having made one address in the afternoon in Weis" hall , made a more extensive one yesterday evening. '-. . ' Mrs.. H. E. Granger, chairman of the county W. C. T XI also made a very .good address yesterday afternoon '. Resolutions were adopted; before adjournment in which tne members of the ! party pledged themselves to vote for . cated sucn measures, as the Initiative. rererenaum tne reran and direct election, ! measures which are only now coming into popularity. The date for the state convention has not yet been set. If you smoke a La Vendor once yoa will always call for them. TIMES WANT AOS SERVICE TO Yorr ARB FOR DIPLOMAT'S WJ.FE "FLY 0WS 'AKIMPLAXE VISCOUNTESS BENOIST.OAZV Viscountess Bcjiolst d' A:y. wife trf the naval attache it tho French er.bassy in Washift&ion. probably will blossom forth as a full-Medsed aviator next numrner. She ha been ansloun to operate tin aeroplane of her own since -he made - several ascene'ons with others fit Belmont Park, N. Uurlne thft meet there.

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