Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 167, Hammond, Lake County, 4 January 1912 — Page 1

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LAKE CO. REPUBLICANS FIRE THEIR FIRST GUIS Jan. 27 Date of Mass Meeting; Conventions Throughout County for Selection of Precinct Committeemen; Two Days Later a Republican County Chairman Will Be Named; District Convention to Be Held Jan. 31.

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Lives of 160 School Children Imperilled at East Chicago This Noon.

The first gun fired by the republicans of Iake county in the campaign of 1912, which promises by the way to be one of the most notable in the history of the country, was the announcement by County Chairman F, Richard Schaaf of the plan of organization and the dates of the meetings. ' V' ,, Plan et Orgaalatloo. Jan. 27 Republican voters all over the county will assemble in mass meet, ing In their respective cities and towns and will elect their precinct committeemen. They will also select their delegates to tbe district convention. The basis f representation will be one 'delegate to every 200 votes cast for Otis E. Gully, republican candidate for secretary of state. Jan. 29 The precinct committeemen will meet at a place not yet designated for the organization of the county central convnittee. At thiH meeting a

county cha'.rman, county secretary and the advisory and finance committees will be selected. Richard Schaaf will retire as county chairman. May Be Lafayette. Jan. 31 The delegates to the district convention will meet at Lafayette, or some other place not yet designated, for the purpose of forming the district organization. The district chairman and secretary will be selected. Feb. 2 The chairman of the Tenth district will go to Indianapolis, where he, together with the other 12 district chairmen from over the state, will select the, state chairman and, perfect the organization of the republican state central committee. The announcement Is made that Lake eountyvwlll have 39 delegates to the state convention. This is based on the volume of the party vote. Marion county will have 134, fet. Joseph county 41 and Lake county is third with 39.

, .- XSpecial to Ths Times.) East Chicago, Jan. 4. Fire from an unknown origin this noon wiped out the Roman Catholic church In the Oklahoma district on Alexander avenue'. Father Bognar is the pastor of the congregation. -4

All the best possible fire defense was)

put up by the fire department the hlg& wind had a clean sweep. The fire, started about 11:30 and twenty minutes later

ji tooKea as tr nothing or the building could be saved. It was a frame build

ing and seated about three hundred people.

There were 160 children In the base

ment of the building attending school

but all got out in orderly fashion. Three firemen were slightly hurt by a falling wall. They are: Daniel Davis, cut on head; Arthur Martell, bruised on shoulders, and Nicholas Luzian, back wrenched.

RENEWS THE WAR

TRIES TO GET A . GUII F0RC0NSTABLE Joe Smith and Mike Paich Again Find Themselves in Trouble. -

Mike Paich appeared before Judge Prest yesterday afternoon and swore swore out a warrant for Joe Smith and JeleriJi Labatiri on a chargt of adultery.

t-t TJnflo Tmnonii T-tTaf sm,tt tnen swore out a warrant for j!iesn jaaLwe, lmpenas uyer M!ke! paich charging him with assault

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Th warrar ts' were served by Con-

A..W At a rf Tfw Vliw Info tb,-'-W- ,tMs, jmouiRaQtttxe. oiv&iAiQ Ol iu-LzS irirglma cm, wlu be fried before"" Judge Prest

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MANAGER STEWART PREDICTSBIG YEAR Stewart- Machinery Company Gets Fat Contract Today. :

Brooks in Putting Stop to Notorious Places.

t this evening at 7 o'clock.

Corstable -Huber found Home difficulty in arresting Smith, where he found htm in his room at he Maine hotel. Smith resisted Constable Huber and he had to use force to bring Smith

Miss Virginia Brooks has renews ' before J udge Prest. Smith made an at-

her war on the dives and on gambling .tempt to get a gun, but Huber pre- " in West Hammond. Mrs. "W. B. Parker, vented him by taking him out of the 466 May street, came to her with the ( room. r- ' S

complaint . that her husband I ad lost in the neighborhood of $800 in gambling in various places in West" Hammond. She said she wanted to put a stop -to

the business. I """ Mrs. Parker claims that, most of the 1 School Ma'am and Dental money was lost in McQuiston and Flan-! Q iirl.anf "Ct7fr1 of TTuVt nagan's place which is said to be on OvUQeilu WeO at HUD.

the second floor ,of a building that is i renter! hv a man hv the name of rnnlflc !

On December 14 Parke1 is supposed

to have lost $35 in gambling. He is said to have been intoxicated at the time. On the following Sunday Mrs. Parker, went to Walter Flannagan and demanded the return of the money. Hessler Ignorant. Flannagan is said to have declared ;that McQuiston was in Chicag!'-5?Kl tha'. he alone could return the money. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Parker went to .John Hessler, the president of the town board, and demanded that he see that she got her money back. Hessler is said to have naively replied: "I didn't know there was any gariibling going on in West Hammond." Mrs. Parker demanded that he send two policemen over to McQueston and

"IT'S 'MRS.' NOW," SAYS TEACHER

Miss Carolyn Rainer, a teacher at the

i Jenner school, announced to her pupils

yesterday that. In future she would be pleased to have them address her as Mrs." Thomas Chrlstensen. Miss Rair.er and Mr. Christensen, who is a student of dentistry at the Northwestern Medical college, slipped away to Crown Point New Tear's eve to be married. They are livipg at 4136 Kenmore avenue. I

j The Stewart Machinery- Manufacturing company has just received a special order to manufacture all of the machinery that the sanitary district will use in the construction of new and improved locks at Lockport. t This' contract is a large one and will keep , the local plant busy ctintil May,

that -the local company has been able dicates its capacity for doing this kind

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W. J. . Stewart, the manager of the company, said today "For the past

eighteen months there has been but lit

tie activity in the industrial line In

this region. No one knows this better than we for the reason that we deal with manufacturers." r "We have noticed of late that there is a great deal of activity, among the

heads of the large Industrial concerns

of the region. They are laying plans for a big year and that means that they will give us lots of new business. "I have- talked with manufacturers all over this part of , the country and I have never seen them so optimistic since 1907. I believe our concern will have the best year in Its history."

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Funeral of Mr- Pekownik. The funeral of John Pekownik, 220 Truman avenue, was held from the St. Joseph's church this morning at 8 o'clock. The Rev. Father Plaster officiated and interment was held at St. Joseph's cemetery.

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BURGLARS BUSY.

(Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind.-r Jan. 4. Burglars are again at work in Whixing, having broken into the saloon of ' Andrew Demkovitch on Front street last Tuesday night. Entrance was gained through a rear window. The cash register was carried into the alley and smashed to piece: In an effort to secure the money which it contained. The register contained $18, which was taken, and the register was broken in such a way that it cannot be repaired. Besides taking tfie money and smashing the register, a valuable coat was also taken. The eobbery was not dis

covered until morning, so there is no

clue. I

GROUND PLAN OF LAKE COUNTY'S NEW $150,000 INFIRMARY WHOSE CONTRACT WAS LET YESTERDAY.

Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 3 Eric I.und of Hammond mi avrnrded the .contract lor the new Infirmary for Lake county this afternoon. The general bid were a follovrsi Erie Lund, Hammond 1 .'M.300. 00 Eujtae trowell, Crown Ft.. 130,5 1L08

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Calumet Con. Co, Cnrjr.....; 159,184.00 Win. Parry, Crown Point . . . 159.372.8.S Qallafrber William, Gary. 16150.K A. IC- W. Johnnon', E. Chicago. 185,33000 The Lnnd bid In tconaldered vffy low and eontrnetors declare they do not nee where the lucky, bidder la In line to

"FIGHTING BOB" EVANS r ANSWERS THE LAST BUGLE.

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Shocking Tragedy Occurs Last Mght In West Hammond. Did'nt Know Gun Was Loaded

Peter . Baranowski, an eleven year old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baranowski, 517 One Hundred and Fifty-fifth. street, West Hammond yesterday afternoon accidentally shot and killed his six year old sister

Anna, while 'the latter was rocking

her two year old sister Lillian to sleep.

HAPPENS AFTER SCHOOL. The accident happened between

four and five o'clock after the boy had returned home from St. Andrew's

school, and three hours later he was

found In the Settlement House in Rlmbach avenue in Hammond.

He was found there by officers John

Okraj and Petter Eser. Neither the ladies at the Settlement House, nor any

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of the accident and were much surprised to see the officers walk in. Peter had said nothing to them and by taking part in the boys' games in a perfunctory manner he tried to forget the scenes at his home in the afternoon. FIXDS A LOADED RIFLE. A bullet from a twenty-two calibre rifle entered the girl's heart and killed her almost Instantly. The two years old" sister -which she held In her arms fe'l to the floor, and neither the father nor the mother being at home at t time, Peter and his seven year1 old brother Lawrence .were in a panic -Finally Peter picked-her up-in his arms and taking her outside took her Into one of the rear rooms of the house occupied by another family. He then ran to call his mother who wji visiting neighbors on One Hundred and Fifty-four Placa. The mother arrived within a few minutes, just in time to see her .daughter breathe her last. Then hurrying to a telephone she summoned . Dr. W. D.

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SOUTH SIRS HAVE SPLEIIDID .lEETHIG Several Speakers Take Up Questions of Importance : to the Entire City.

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Washington, T. C, Jan. 4. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans "Fighting Bob" died suddenly yesterday at his home in this city. , Acute indigestion ended the career, of one of the most popular officers In the navy." : He was ill less than two hours." , Rear Admiral Evans arose yesterday apparently In better, health and spirits than he had enjoyed in some time. For-years a. suffer-er from old wounds ..sustained Jn the civil war and from recurrent attacks of rheumatic gout, the aged fighter seemed to ' have shaken off the burden of his advanc-' ing years. ' He displayed high spirits at breakfast and ate a hearty -lunch. At the opening of the Spanish-American war he was given command of the Iowa. , When Cervera's fleet made its fatal dash through the blockading ships off Santiago July 3, 1898, Captain Evans' ' ship took a notable parttin the fifty-mile running fight that followed. , i As a full-fledged rear admiral Evans, was called upon to take the Atlantic fleet around the world. - That brilliant achievement, the first world cruise of an armored fleet of that' ilze and power, fully tested Admiral Evans' ability as an organizer' and a commander. -' By the time he had 'reached San Francisco the strain had TTecome so severe that he was unable to leavetls bed, and H was necessary to relieve .htm from the 'command at ' that place. - , .

A, large- number of this' members of.

tti'vfibuth 'side, "Improvement s oclaticm

H ."MSled" .v'e-rj" Interesting Hneetlng ot

f r nt T r-f o" interest wre ai

cu,wr6d, at Afeps taken to bring about

result which will prove, of Incalcula ble value to every resident and prop erty owner of the south side.

It has been clearly demonstrated that

the south side will ' no longer stand

for having every other "section of the

city improved without getting its prop

er share, and it is safe to predict" that

the activity of this association will re

suit, within a short time, in making

this section of our city the most doslr able location to own a home.

Those present had the pleasure of

listening to a very interesting and In

structlve talk by John L Rhode, presi

dent p' . the hoard of public works, which aras followed by a very able

address by Roscoe E. Wods, whose subject was "A Forecast of Wfcat the

South Side of Hammond Is To Be." Residents of the south side not pres

ent at these meetings certainly missed

a great deal of information and knowl

edge about what Is going on in their

part of the city which they should know about, and the fact that much is being accomplished should make every

resident of the south side feel that it is

his duty to attends

The president of the association said

that in view of the fact that the inter

ests of the association and the company are mutual that lie thought they would co-operate to make the south side the best residential section of the city.

TAFT AND LA F0LLETTE BOTH CLING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

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of the fight bow," ari Prealdeat Taft. . ,. ,. . OXCK fer all I w lath to net at reat rumora that ' La FolleM will TrttJirttraw," 'declares Waiter ' I HonaVer, auiMltr for La Kllette. . - '

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PRESIDENT of . , ;k I-'rtilt tirn . era' aaaoHatlon fc Taft for r

laiatng .Seeretar. ilaoa. CIFFOHD, PIStHO-i xleatea he i ? made atatemen that RooMVtlt talit "him he noald aot ece republican presidential nomination. - If pro ff-red. IIOISE LEADER LNDERWOOD will not nttead Jaekaon day banquet at trhleh Bryan -will speak last on program I givea recent Illness aa cause. ROOSEVELT called best exponent of proa-reaslVe repiiblleantani by Moaea E. Clapp, who declared that that movement would Mia. WILLIAM J. BRYAN says he la not a candidate for ' the presidency and eaanot conceive the possibility of bring oae. K JOHV E. W. WA1'M opens fire' on reanlar repabllean organisation of eooaty and state. ATTORNEY GENERAL STEAD ontllnes requirements for primaries and elections.

make a fortune out of the job. The let. ting of the contracts for the extras were not awarded today, but will be

passed around tomorrow. Work on the new structure will begin aa early in the spring; as Is possible. The new infirmary Is expected to be a model for like Institutions la this state. - -. -u . --... . - N .

BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF CAREER OF ADMIRAL EVANS.

Born Aug.- IS, 1846. In "Virginia. Entered naval academy la 18,0. ; Made ensign In navy in 1HC3. Terribly wounded In .attack on Fort Fisher January, Attarhcd .to Admiral Rowan's squadron which visited China and Japan in 1N07. Earned name "FlghtlaK Bob" by aggressive , action at Valparaiso la JN1. y . ' . Commanded battle ship Iowa In battle of Santiago, July 3, ' ' 180.S. Commanded Atlantic fleet on tour of world 17-S. Retired Aug. 18, 1908. , Died Jan. 3, 1912. - ,)

TvIARRIAGE , LICENSES

(Special to The Times.) ' Crown Point; Ind., Jan. 4. The following marriage licenses have beenissued here: ' " David Moes, Nellie Zyp. Highland, Ind. ijacob Simon, Pearl Flshman, Chicago. William C. Owens, Estelle Cast-leman,-Chicago. Rush B. Harmon,' Mabel V. Anderson, Gary. Carl Wassenberg. Hazel O'Brien, Chicago. Otto E. Merkllng, Umanda Kamberg, Chicago. Conners F.- Raymond, Eva Cogshall, Chicago, rfenry Grim, Dorothy Fuller, Aurora, 111." Andero Zlalovlc, Luba Dudak. Whiting. Tunay Arsulich, Yela Urbancic, Whiting.

Comparative Record - For the Year 1911 Compiled by Times. . The following is. the annual compiliation of crime and accidents in Xake county for the years 1910 and 1911: 0 19U - 1910 Total fatalities. ....... .130 15ft Railroad fatalities '. . 58 65 Suicides 35 21 Factory fatalities... 7 17 Drownings 12 24 Hunting fatalities 2 5 Auto fatalities 1 13 Murders 15 11

RallroarJ accidents . 57 Automobile Injuries.... 65 Robberies 72 Holdups 15

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MOON BRIGHTEST IN YEAR LAST NIGHT Last night had the brightest and most moonlight for a year. The moon was in perigee, that is nearest to the earth in the annual changes of position of those bodies. It is estimg-ted that the increase of light over that when the moon is farthest away was nearly one-third, and" this excess will be but slightly less for several nights. The moon is directly overhead at midnight.

WHY ARE YOU NOT- A TIMES HEADER?

ON BRICK

KORBLEYELECTED. TIMES' BI BEAC AT THE STATE CAPITAL .

Indianapolis, Icd Jnn. 4 The demo.

cratic state committee elected 'Bernard

Korbley of Indianapolis as state chairman and W. E. Ingley of ,Xobicsv!lle

vice chairman. March SI Is the date

set for the democratic state convention. The committee adopted resolutions in

dorsing Marshall for prrsideaf and' pledglag the support of democracy of Indiana.

SOCIETY GIRLS NOW; PRACTICE FINE ARTS

(Special to Tkk Times.)

Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 4. The county commissioners today decided on the three styles of brick that are to be used in the new $150 county infirm

ary. '-

Kulage brick from Hobart Is to be

used on the inside. Highland brick is

to be used for the fill, and S. S. Kimball

Co. brick is to provide the hard brick

that is to be used on the outside of the building. The county council is in session today and has appropriated ?2,fi00 j to make the fill which will lead up to the concrete bridge over the E., J. & E. railroad on the Ridge road. The railroad wil build a concrete bridge at a cost of $50,000. - There? is an interesting story afloat as to how the Kimball brick came to be used, and some still more interesting developments are expected.

Too Cold for Arrests. No arrests were made by the police department last night and things were of. a quiet nature this morning. A number of lodgers spent the night in the hobo room and were turned loose on their way out of town this morning.

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Wshlngton socijty girls are ."orsalitng tutdoor rporta. which hava been quite the thing for a long time now. for the fine arts. A dozen of them are among the pupils of E. C Messer, bead of the Corcoran art gallery, and are making splendid progress. . Hiss Alya Meyer, daughter of the f ecretary of the Navy, Miss Hilderarde Xagel. whose father is Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and Miss Yvonne Townsend, daughter of a former mirustir to Portugal, ar In tha class.