Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 170, Hammond, Lake County, 8 January 1912 — Page 1

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Silence is golden., Your loquaciousness may Incriminate you. As Alderman M. N. Castleman says, "They don't get me to talk except, in a ten-acre lot and then I prefer army signals." The dictograph has been sprung again and this time by Miss Virginia Brooks of West Hammond. - Not a regular dictograph, you know, bnt Miss Brooks lured her quarry to a private home a.nd then had a stenographer record his conversation. This will be used against him in a trial which will follow. Following the report that , Miss Brooks lsf to bring an action against McQuiston and Flannagan. alleged West Hammond gamblers, to recover losses that are said to have been sustained by W. B. Parker In McQutston's place, the

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of making a settlement of the losses. Miss Broooks had Mrs. Parker arrange the conference and then she. and a stenographer sat behind closed doors and listened to the conversation. It was taken down verbatim and will be used as evidence against McQuiston. The following Is. the conversation which the stenographer reports. Its authenticity Is vouched for by Miss Brooks. Tn it McQuiston is said to have admitted that Parker lost money in his place: j McQuiston "Good afternoon. Cold,

ISOLATION HOSPITAL ADVOCATED BY DOCTORS

It is expected that a movement will . be started In Hammond in the near future to have the city erect an isolation hospital. The fact, is coming to be recognized that Hammond has enough of these cases every year to keep a hos- . pltal of this kind occupied. " ":".- ' :. Contagtous diseases are now handled In the homes of the patients, over which rrr, sr'less rigid, iMrai.n tljji-J -en-, TtQfced and it: i believed that a well equipped isolation nospUaUwovh pre- . vent.enough!. sickneSB to rnaka It a good lnvestmnt to the city.. , ,. tn the-., case 'of smallpox and. diphtheria a serlaus epidemic might make it 'necessary to build a permanent building of this kind, place it in'charge of the city health officer, and send all serious canes of contagious diseases there. If a serious epidemic of smallpox OLD SETTLER DEAD. (Special to The Times.) ;, Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 8. Jacob Hell, one of the oldest residents in this; section of the county, and formerly of r" Schererville, died at the home of Wil-j liam Heck on West Joliet street Frl- j day night at the advanced age of 90 j years. He was a widower, his wife' having died over four years ago. The j funeral will be held at Scherervlllel church this mbrnine burial at the! cemetery in that town. Mr. Heft is credited with being, one j of the five oldest men in Lake county. The cause of his death was pneumonia. Discuss It Tonight. There is very little of new interest in the fight between the stage hands and the theatre managers. There will be a meeting of the Trades' and Labor Council tonight, at whi4i the mat ter will be dlscusyed. When the results of this conference are known there may be developments. At present the situation is unchanged. ARE YOU RRADING THR TIMKST GROOM LOSES WIFE; SUES "BOSS" CR0KER i MJCS t?THECCROKER fce?EEN John J. Breen, ' once groom in a New York riding school who married Ethel Croker, dsughter of the former boss of Tammany Hall, New York, is now suing Richard Croker, the father, and his two sons, for $100,000 on the ground that they havs alienated his wife's. affections.

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isn't itr Mrs. Parker "Yes." "-' McQuiston "I've been out huntingcaught a few rabbits." - Mrs. Farker-"Not much hunting in this territory." McQuiston "We might as well get down to business. Flannagan tells me your husband and you came over to see me about the money he lost." Mrs. Parker "Yes, I wanted to have the $35 returned which he lost in your place." McQuiston "It wasn't J35 it was S26.50 he lost. I know because he

was playing with me. The rest he lost somewhere else. I don't keep the only place.' "Mrs. Parker. Well, I was insulted the way Pnnley poke to me his lan guage-was vile ana I maae up my McQuiston "Well, he's Irish: It is better we come to terms between us, as it makes more trouble and expense on both sides to flght, and I don't like the publicity either. . I have a mother whose an honest old woman and she don't like the business I'm in." Mrs. JParker -I should think she wouldn't like it, either. McQuiston "Well, how will $35 do?" Mrs. Parker "No. I won't settle for less than $100." McQuiston "We'll fight then. JVj gone the limit. Good day. should break out in Hammond there would be absolutely no place to which they could' be sent. Such a hospital could be erected in such a manner that certain wards. could be used for detention! wards for the use of persons .taken with .delirium tatmohs and all insane persons. ; f : ? : t, . vlt is -expected that this ;mater will b taken up- byv;i.t, HuxP nd, BuI?e Men's association at a meeting In the near future and-that the recommendation, will, be ; made that the city, build such a hospital. '.. I ' "In some cases it becomes necessary to send persons with Infectious and-con tagious diseases to St. Margaret's hospital. The slste.rs do not like to admit these patients, but do so for the reason that humanity demands that they be cared for.. ' 10HCH CLUB PROPOSED The smoker given by the University club of Hammond in its club rooms last ; Saturday evening was the most successful affair that . has ever been given by the club, . v . AJver nrty of the members were present, and the entertainment that was provided exceeded all expectations. 'Early injhe evening the members play ed bridge and billiards and pool, and at 8:30 a business session was held at which the club's welfare wa discussed. One of the matters that was taken up was a plan to organize a noonday club for the purpose of providing aplace for 'fhe business man to get his lunch. A committse was appointed to go into . the matter s.nd determine whether or i not the plan would be feasible. It is thought that a membrshlp of 150' or 200 business men could be secured for such a club and that it could be made a success. , The plant is to equip adining room and have some first-class chef run it for what he could make out of it con- i sistent with providing good service and firstclass meals. After the' business session an entertainer from Chicago sang songs, played the piano and told stories. The committee" in charge of the evening's entertainment, then sprang a surprise when Miss Oliver, one of the members of a company now playing at the Orpheum theatre, ran into the center of the rooom, and after being mounted on a table sang the pa me song that she has sung this week in "Stage Door Johnnie." With 'her came the manager of the show, who apng a song and the blackface comedian, who danced and sang. The trio from the Orpheum made a great hit and Miss Oliver was warmly congratulated on account of her cleverness. " Chapter tonstall. The" Hammond 'Chapter holds its regular meeting this week and will install its newly elected officers. The session will 'be held on Wdnesday night. The Blue lodge holds a regular meeting on Friday evening of tfcia week. . ARE YOU READING THE TIMES?

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John j Jay MacDevitt is a humorist who publishes a little magazine in- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Therefore when MacDevitt, having knocked Democratic politicians' plans galley-west by running for and obtaining the nomination for treasurer of his home county, was paid something like $1,000 to withdraw, he determined to make a real splash for once in his life. He has arranged for the chartering t " a' special trait upon which he will ride to New York, and there go to the "Waldorf-Astoria, occupy a box ..t one of the most expensive theaters in the evening, ride around in taxlcabs, smoke the best perfectos, tip everybody generously., then when he is broke to go to work.

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La Follette Invasion of In diana Is a Fizzle Owing to Illness of Distinguished Wisconsin Senator After Strenuous Illinois Trip. TIMES BVREAV, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 8. Senator Lafollette has visited Indiana ajid has returned to Washington. He made only one speech in Indiana, at Terre Haute, where he had a big crowd, considering the extreme cold weather. His speech at Richmond for Sa-turday night waa canceled because Lafollette did not arrive in that city until after 11 O'clock, and he was In bed sick when his.train arrived there. v.- t i So, after all, the Lafollette invasion did not amount to much. There wts no he4 t"0 movement. Nobody seemed to' be in charge of the arrange mems. xso one Knew where lie' was going or when, and it was impossible to get any details of the plans of the arrangements. . , Not Much Knthtmlaniu. ' Lafollette did. not arouse much ei thusiasm for . the Insurgent propa(Continued on page 8.) JUDGE V. S. REITER ILL AT IE New Term of Court Called in Hammond Thi3 Morning. v The new term of court began today. The cases will be set in Judge Virgil S. Reiter"s court tomorrow whether or not he; is able to be in court. The judge is stilt far from a well man and a number of the lawyers have been urging him not to attempt to hold court until he hasi completely recovered. Judge Becker heard motions this morning and the setting of the cases in his court will take place tomorrow. In Judge Relter'a court civil Jury case will be ' taken up Monday. Judge Becker will 2evote the entire term to civil court, cases unless something unforseen makes it advisable to "change this programe. ' There will be, no criminal, work during, the early part of this term. Last term was largely given over tocriminal cases and the .docket has been prenty well cleaned ud. ... ...

STAGE HAND'S OFFICIAL Oil VISIT TO CITY

Lee Hart of Chicago Hay Zzz.t - Cli ve . X ranch - in -Stage Troubles. - Lee Hart, international secretary of the Stage Hands union s expected to be out from Chicago this evening to meet with the executive committee of the Lake County Trades and Labor Council and the local union of stage hands to discuss the present difficulties between" the stage hands and the thea ter managers which exist in HammonJ, Gary and Fast Chicago. The meeting will be held In Long's Hall, but no definite action is to be taken this evening. The subject will come up for another discussion at the gen eral meeting of the Lake County Trades and Labor Council. , ; ARTS YOU READING THE TIMES? THE MERCHANT l-iMERSOX said something " about an"; institution ' being the lengthened shadow, of a man. The same, is true of, a busi ness.-. A STORE, for example, REFLECTS THE; CHARAC TER OF - ITS O WNER. f ... Take two typical stores. . The one is enterprising, has attractive displays, .advertises liberally and intelligently and reaches out for new business. The other goes along in a humdrum fashion, advertises little, and that, in a stereotyped way, makes no display of. its wares and no ef fort to turn over its stock at fre quent intervals.. It follows the methods of twenty years aero. It does not reach after new custom ers and in consequence loses its old ones. . .Which of these stores will sue ceed and which will fail ? WHICH PROPRIETOR READS THE PAPERS AND WHICH READS LAST YEAR'S ALMANAC? That tells the whole story. THE PROGRESSIVE, HUSTLING, UP TO DATE MERCHANT READS THE NEWSPAPERS. He also makes others read the advertisements he places ih the newspapers. Therefore he is a winner. BE A WINNER.

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IMS! Special Prosecutor W. F. Hodges of Gary, associate attorney for the state in the bribery cases, stated today that he , is not so1 sure, whether the next trial will begin at Valparaiso a week from today. And another thing that the state is not so sura' of is whether Alderman" K. L. Bowser is to be the next man to be tried. It is quite pos sible that City Engineer A. M. "Willis ton will have bis second trial before Mr. Bowser is tried. -: lYftttlBjc for the Judge. ' As yet no word has come from Spe cial Judge Vernon ' Van Fleet on the trial date. . The Judge is busy with his duties a the Elkhart superior court and. if he finishes in time the curtain will go up at Valparaiso on next Mon day. It probably will be three or four days before a decision Is to be reached as to who is to be tried next. AVlUlsten la Home Again. City Engineer ' Willlston returned from Michigan today with hiswife and child. .Willlston went there before Christmas t take a rest and when he did not show up a week ago some peo pie thought that he had followed the trail of Antony Baukus, but his whereabouts was known all the time. ANOTHER CHRISTMAS AMD f.lUCH TROUBLE Foreigners Celebrate my Old Calendar and Many Are the Disturbances. When the sun dipped below the forsty western horizon ' last night Christmas ever began for such. of those folk in the Calumet, region who observe yuletide by the old orthodox calender. Simultaneously with the disappear ance of Old Sol the appearance of Old Xlck was marked In many places in Gary's foreign quarter and befoi"e twi light had given away to the .moonlit darkness there was many a broken head among the celebrants. Bad whiskey is blamed by the Gary potime for the 'numerous brawls and small riots that began at several of the feasts. The mbtups are an annual oc currence and tonight more trouble is looked for , among the more boisterous of the mirth makers. ' Today those who broke the law an-l their neighbors' heads will have to answer for It the Gary city court.

Victim of Frigid Wave Taken to Hammond Hospital. Not Expected to Survive.

(Special to Tkb Times.) East Chicago, Jan. J.-Two men were taken to St. Margaret's hospital from East'. Chicago, suffering from exposure. Both are in a serious condition and are not expected to live. Their names are: Jack Darken, picked up near the Goldsmith Detinning works", both hands and face frozen. John Mark of New York, picked up at Exchange vand Chicago avenue, suffering from pneumonia due to protracted exposure. FIREMEX ISSUE CAUTION. Two fires have- resulted in Hammond within the past forty-eight hours by thawing out frozen water pipes and more are likely to result result unless these instructions the followed: To prevent the freezing of the water in the pipes it should either be shut off in the basement or, the faucet should be kept open, allowing . In case of a frozen water pipe the trouble can easily be remedied by applying hot cloths to the frozen pipes. To prevent bursting of the pipes, they Bhould be. thawed out gradually. Holding a burning newspapers to the pipes or applying the flame directly is likely to set the house afire, a thin stream of water to flow continually. 1 ICE ffl ULU IUH ULU .The ice at Wolf' Lake this morntg by tests averaged from 12 to 12 H .inches and is said to be the finest grade ol ice that has been stored away in years. The G. H. Hammond company Is em ploying: a force of over two hundred men this morning and could easily use fifty more If it were possible to hire. any more. . The Knickerbocker Company whose ice houses are located on the north side of the. lake are also employing a large force of men and are begging for more help. The ice harvest all over Lake County has started in earnest this morning. - RAILROADS ARE UP AGAINST IT The cold weather is having a disastrous effect on all lfnes of transpf rtation in this region. A switchman said that, while in ordinary weather it is possible for an engine to pull 80 cars, now they can hadly budge 40 cars. The snow is causing additional trou ble, and if on; top -of 'the recent cold spell there comes a foot of snow It Is likely that there will be a complete tie-up of the freight business In this Ipcallty. Even the street cars , are finding it ha hard to make headway, ; and the snow threatens to get them all off from their schedules. -i ANOTHER FROZEN WATER PIPE FIRE Thawing out a frozen water pipe by applying the flame directly to the pipe instead of using hot cloths caased a fire in Robertsdale this morning? Captain Ryron. and his Are edpart ment at No. 2, Robertsdale, were called to 1308 Harrison avenue, where the cottage, owned by August Bode, and occupied by S. Chamberlain, was accidentally , set on fire. A damage of about 400 resulted. JThe loss Is covered by insurance. FLOATERS BEATING IT. ' It seems that moet of the floating element anticipating a hard winter made for the" big cities before the cold snap came. There were only four lodgers at the Hammond police station . last nfght, whereas six or ten times that number would ,have been considered extraordinary. , There have been no fires to speak of. With the exception of one call in Hammond on Saiturday afternoon, the firemen were unmolested. At Nthe Hammond pumping station everything is reported to be in good order. The lake Is covered with ice as far as the eye can see, and this Ice, it is hoped, will act aa a protector against the needle ice in the water mains. Meets Tonight. , The Lake County Title and Guaranty Co.. will, meet tonight for the .transaction of Its business, including theelec tion of officers. . If la expected that some Important ' changes in the off!-, cers and directorate will be made. . .

The men were cared for in the police " ; station and sent from there to St. Margaret's hospital. .. On Saturday, Manager Lederer of the Mueller Brewing company noticed a young man standing on Exchange avenue,-where the street cars turn. At-. ". tracted by the wretched appearance Off the youth, Mr. Lederer spoke to him and asked whether anything was the matter with him. ' ' Tes, I'm sick," replied tie stranger.' (Continued on page 8.)

COLDEST Thermometer in Lake County Hits 22 Degrees Below Zero , and People Are Suffering From : Extreme Weather.. A-forty-five year cold -weather record in Lake -County was broken yestordajr when th . tbernnme tM T'titv . tw.fcJ -;i two degrees below zero. 1st tlie best heated houses constant attention to tha furnace was required to keep -comfortable,' but-In most homes there wan a chill that could . not be thawed out. , - Trnla Behind. J Plumbers all over the region ate busy day and night repairing bursted" water pipes. Trains and street cars. are. running far behind their schedules'. Although the mercury - wnt above th zero point last night 'and continued to climb today there-.was no permanent relief in sight and xerO vvjeather is-'again promised tonight. The fact that the coldest day fell on Sunday was a welcome relief to the thousands of people who otherwise would have had to go out to. work. A it was the majority remained in doors as much as possible. . 4... Floaters la Bl CI t lea. While, ffie present cold snap has brought In no unusual number of calls either at the police stations- or at the offices of the township trustees, the poor people will no b able to hold out much longer without aid. i i.".

Cold and Snow Hits Traffic. The zero weather ami last night's snowstorm delayed - traffic on the steam railroads and the Gary Interurban. Saturday and 'yesterday the Lake Shore trains, both suburban and long distance, were from one-half to three hours late.- - ' Considerable' difflclujty was expert--enced aj. the Kirk railway yards and shops, and more than one tralR crew was delayed by the freezing of the air

' hose. MUSIC CONDUCTOR TO GET $20,000 A YEAR Josef sttkanjskv It pays to know music, Josef Stransky, conductor for the Philharmonic Society of isew YorK, has been re-en a gaged for three years at a salary of $20,iW0 a year He formerly received tlO.000. He had been offered the post of the first conductor of the Vienna Opera, but declined It after he obtained nla new contract.

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