Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 185, Hammond, Lake County, 26 January 1912 — Page 1
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Y THE WKATUEn.' SATURDAY PROBABLY ' CLOUDY AND COLDER AT N3GHT. ... ... , EDIXIOIM HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Numben a Cants Ca.) VOL. VI., NO. 185III OBJECTS MINISTER WILL END , BOUNDARY. DISPUTES EDNA DOESN'T POSE FOR CAMERAS NOW
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Board of Public Works Takes up Five Franchises Matters But Arrives at .. no Conclusion Today
Do the people of Hammond in granting the Hammond, Whiting & Kast Chicago Railway company a franchise for its so-called "Subway Extension," insit that the company in return give nd accept universal transfers for lines it crosses? H. ,C Green, manager of the Green line, which--is seeking the- franchise, Cave the board of public works the company's ultimatum on that matter this morning: by stating: to the board that & franchise containing the unlver--. sal transfer clause Is, beyond all consideration on the part "of the company. other words, the tity of Jlammond .N,, would lose a mue,b-tlesired :eJenslon 'of the Green line yo the east ifae of the . Standard Steel -ar worltsatid lso another line irihk F.asl Chicago' - a Otker QoiriRtiona Pending. , There are 'otfier qiveationw regardjjg the -proposed franchise which mustal.o e ,?:il;ed, but of ,411. the universal transifei' la temJ. vital -one. fh-board-had prepared ' a franchise .wKlcl
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.- A liiSge whtte-rt being stuffed ,hy the RepiJbflcansiiJ . &ast Chicago and Indiana Harbor t Jrang in Weil tnd's hall; East Cbfeafco'en Saturday evening, whjerihjj' partyjwlll meet 5 select itf" .! : i'omnitTtffr'men for J .e county ce ml ",i ijnVutttl t vh',ch is' to be ori:itw"fs Ilammitn-!' mrjeVMr...iay, . lind riolegatcs and alternates for tho tenth district convention . set for Wednesday, Jan. SI at Lafayette.", ' .V caucus was held last evening' at which the hatchet used by the warring Ludicrous Incidents Where i Property Has Been Severj al Times Transferred toj Original Buyer Are! Brought to Light. j Messrs. C. A. Westberg and-William Wright of the East Chicago company are head over heels in work at their offices, making out contracts for prop'erty which has been changing handj during the past two weeks. Applications tor lots came in so thick and fast the firs few days of the boom that the force ini the office had no time to make. out contracts or even receipts, or toattend to any but the most urgent of the clerical wrk incident to . the transfers. Those who have been Investing in real estate, were compelled therefore to allow their check, coupled with the company's well known integrity, go as a guarantee of good (Continued on page ) ED. ROHDE. SHOOTS SHELL DRAKE DUCKS Severe Weather in North Drives Species to Open Water. Although it is out- ot the season for duck hunting. Ed. Rhode of Hammond tried his luck yesterday anf succeeded in capturing 18 shHl drake ducks, a species known only- in the nortt.ern regions. s On account of the severe cold weather in the north and the waterways being frozen, the birds have hibernated south to the great lakes. The ducks were Fhot at tHe lake front at Robertsdale f nd are more commonly known as a h duck.
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it submitted to Mr.j Green, and one of the clauses x pror'ed for universal transfers, the boardtaking the position that it was answering a public demand in insisting on this clause. In answer to Mr. Green's ultimatum, the board agreed ti re-consider the matter, but gave no promise that it would withdraw from the position that it had taken. Frank Gavit, president of the Gary & Interurban company, who is seeking a franchise on Kennedy avenue, Hammond territory.' in order that he may touch .the Baldwin and Grasselll plants and get into Indiana Harbor, also, appeared before the board in hopes that that bodj- would take final action on his tjrrant today, but he was disappointed irrhis. as th board raised the question of the advisability of binding him jto a contract, according to which, he would have to divide the Kennedy avenue bridge rights with any other com.
pany. (Continued on page five.) factions in the local republican party was burled'and the peace pipe brought forth. The caucus took place in the mayor's office and It was then and tberi screed that all the republicans get to. gether in .the interests -of tn. party, forgetting petty Jealousies of a personal and , a territorial nature, ancl work hard; ruji;g4-f"iiL - There has been a Hiandlnfc order Cy Counts Chairman DI?k Rchaaf for weeks, for the gathering of the proposed convention of Saturday night. The Continued on Page $.) BANK ELECTS A - HEW jRECTORATE Hegewisch Institution Does ' Flattering Business During Year. (Special to Ths Tims.) Hegewisch, 111., Jan. 26. The annual meeting of the directors of the Interstate National Bank of Hegewisch and subsequent election of officers took place last night in the bank building and two newnames were added to tha directorate. ' Frank Crane a retired capitalist and A. C. Gunderman a merchant. Both men have lived here foa quarter of a century and are considered among lhe,most respected men in. town. The directors then met and elected officers as follows: - President Lawrence Cox. Vice President Frank Crane. Cashier Wm. Sippel. The progress of the bank has been fluttering notwithstanding the fact that it was started Just as the hard times cf 1907 came on. It has built up a surplus of $12,000 since then besides paying a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent. The stock holders are well pleased with the result of the meeting. GREAT INTEREST IN GAME TONIGHT (Special to Thf. Timer) Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 26. Great Interest has been aroused over the ovi roe of the Crown Point-Hammond high school basket ball contest at the high school gymnasium this evening as the winning of the game will prac tically give the victors the title to the Lke county championship. Although not c.reditei with being as fas or as experienced an organization as the Hammond five the local team will be in trim to give ihe spectators and visi tors an exhibition of basket ball worth the price of admission'. WANT MARSHALL AND BEVERIDGE (Special to The Times.) Crown Point. Ind., Jan. 26. Efforts are being made to Fecure Governof Marshall, Senator Bevfcridge and other notables at thededication of the new school' hbu'se Some' time' next ' month. Partial promises have been made by these men to-'address the audience, and a big time is being planned for that occasion especially if these noted speakers attend the affair. TIMF.S SERVICEWANT ; ADS -TO IOCS ARE FOR
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Solon Menos. Solon Menos, new minister from Haytl in Washington, haa been authorized by his government to settle the boundary dispute between Hayti and Santo Domingo. He haa long been a man of public affairs, having been secretary of state, secretary of commerce and minister of Justice in his own country before coming to Washington. JUDGE BECKER HflS'NT MADE UP HIS MIND Court Gives no Intimation That He Will Parole i : Convicted Youth. Prior to' his leaving for Indianapolis Judge Lawrence Becker did not give any intimation as to whether or not -he would consider the petition that haa been circulated ,by friends of the three young-men who were recently sentenced to the reformatory at Jefferson ville on the charge of robbers, (taking iul iho 7unsrnterpj ..paiwisS-, j ""Those ,whf- R.Wtfw" Wwrrort .jnUi.d ta this matter say that; they, 'do , not believe tiiat: he will parole the' prisoners, They - say that crime has been Jtoo ramp ant among the members of this gang and that it needs an object .lesson like this to make them feel the power of the law. It is understood that the petition which has been circulated has been signed by a large number of people, but it is pointed out that it is the easiest thing in the world to get signatures on a-vpetition of this kind, and that they are usually signed by people who do not ' take into full consideration the har mto the community in making rob bery safe. CROWN PT. DEPUTY MAKES AN ARREST Revolting Conditions Re ported in Home of Hammond Man Today. As a result of revolting and terrible conditions that are said to exist in the home of Herman Sass, 363 Logan street, Hammond, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Piatt of Crown Point today arrested Lizzie Sass,. his -sister, .and she was taken to Crown Point today. It . is understood that the neighbors made complaint to Juvenile Judge W. C. McMahan of Crown Point, and it was at his instance that the "arrest was made. Piatt found a terrible condition of affairs when he. went to make the arrest. Sass is employed by the city of Hammond to collect garbage from the alleys. A FEAST DAY. Testerday was the feast 6ay known in the calendar as the Conversion of St, Paul. At the Episcopal churches the day was observed with a holy communion service at half past seven lo'clock in the morning. Arc Lights Missent. The missendlng- of arc-lights destined for use in Hammond was given as an excuse to the board of public works by the Northern Indiana Gas & Klectric company for the company's delay to establish lights at the intersections of Ash and Gostiin, Columbia avenue aii;J Gostiin street, Merrill and CalumetHvemies, .nd Waltham street. The board 'this 'morning adopted the primary assessment rolls for the Van Buren street water pipes, and ordered arclights on Waltham - street anon luOtli street east of the state line. Directors Meet. The directors of Hhe Hammond Settlement. House held a. regular meeting this afternoon. The results of tiie recent William Mason lecture and future work; were discussed.
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f . Rumors of a Shake-Up Fol lowing an Investigation of the Conduct of a Number of Gary & Interurban t Employes. Street jar circle, in Hammond this mornfng i earned that an investigation into the 'methods of Gary & Interurban conductors who were believed to be vio lating the company's rules in several respects culminated today,. It is said, in the suspension of two of the men and the vindication of the third. Conductors Morris and Jas. L Smith are said to have been suspended today. Conductor Webber is reported to "have been upon the carpet," but' is said to have been given a clean bill of heaMl. Conductor Theodore Swear is said to have been included in the suspension order, but at the Gary & Interurban offices this morning it was stated that he has not been with the traction line since Dec. 18. - "Some violations of rules are being Investigated." said Superintendent Philips this morning, "but we have nothing to say,at this time," he concluded. Conductors Smith and 'Webber are well known to patrons of the line, and have a reputation as being unusually accommodating, which haa made them popular among those who ride on the ear. CHICAGO ATJTO SHOW. realers, owners and prospective owners of automobiles hereabouts are displaying great interest in the annual automobile show ' at 1 Chicago, which opens in the Coliseum on Saturday. - That the; attendance from this vicinity will be. greater than 'ever id assured. The auto show will 'last "Tor two weeks and the exhJbit:i assure- the greatest exhibition, of auas- and their equipment ever held In the Jreif. , WOMAN IS OIPROVING. (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., Jan. 26. Mrs. Andrew Szymanski, the Whiting woman who was removed to St. Margaret's hospital in the recent cold spell, because sha was temporarily mentally deranged from hunger and- suffering Is reported to improving nicely at the hospital. She again has the full use of her mind, and is regaining strength very rapidly. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED Officers and directors, were re-elected in tle West Hammond Building and Loan association and the First Polish National Building and Loan association of Kast Chicago, at the annual meetings which were held on Wednesday and Monday of this week, respectively. The re-election of all the officers speaks of the faith that the stockholders have In these men, and he financial showings of the institutions are proof of the excellent management by the officials. The West Hammond Building and Loan, which is but one year old, has total assets of $8,588, ninety-two mem bers and 773 shares in force. Its officers are as follows: President Charles II. Mayer. Vice president Richard Zimmerman. Secretary Paul I. Muschelewicz. Treasurer August Mayer. The organization has its headquarters at the West Hammond Trust and Savings bank. . y.nnt Chtrago OrjKaafaatloti. Tt,e First PoMsh National Building and Loan association is two years old, has assets amounting to $31.F0S. 18 members, and 1.40S- shares in force. which when matured will represent $140,600. Its heajdquarters are in John Bochnowski's hall, 4S4 Northcote avenue, Kat Chicago. The officers and directors are aa follows:. President P. Cereszewskl. Vice president W.. ; Dubczatc . iiecretary P. I. Muschelewk-z. Treasurer Joseph " Wadas. . Directors John Sfcoraczewski, John Bochnowskl, Leo E. Herod, John Lesniak. Matt Dombkowskl. FEW CALLS FOR CHARITY Calls from needy people are few in the office- of Truste John C Becker. While' the suffering of the very poor people in Hammond has not been so intense of late as during the cold spell, the ft thut few nconle annlv at the trustee's office Is no cri'terton f the want and poverty in the city. There are quite a number of families in the city who manage to exist from da? to day who are very poor, but not poor enough to ask for public charity. The annual January thaw is about the only relief that they have had of late. There is quite an amount of clothing at the Settlement, House, wh.icji , will, b? gladly distributed among those needing it. "
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MfCS.QSCAK iEWrSOMN Mrs Oscar Lewisohn. who used to be Edna May, the actress, is in New York with her husband for a two weeks' visit with Mlsa Jane May, her sister. The Lewisohns live in London now, and her hosband objects to having her interviewed. "He tells me." she laughed, "that I'.n out of the public gaze now, and I really am. you know. I live die most quiet life imaginable. Do you know, I've only had two phetoTTphi taken si c I was married." NEWSPAPER CARRIER KAYS HE WAS ATTACKED Claims That H., W. & E. C. Conductor Struck Him Off Car. Victor Simons, a Times carrier, who carries a route north of the distillery, 1 is laid up at his home. 404 Ash street,! with an Injured collar bone. ..He blames! a conductor on the Hairunona,-,.Whitlng and Kast Chicago street railway lor the injuries, saying the , conductor on ear "ifo. 'BO J struck; at him as lie was about to geti on and that he- fell ' in dodging tbe -blotrsV- Young' Simons, in order , to, gain time on his route, rides on the street ear from The Times office to the starting point" of his route and 4s allowed extra car fare for this. On Tuesday. he was accompanied by his younger brother Orton, and both were waiting at the Hohman and Sibley street Intersection. It was 4:30 o'clock, according to Victor's statement, and he and his brother were the last to get on. Orton got on all right, but Vincent, who. according to his statement, got no farther than the first step, was ordered off by the conductor. , He told the conductor that he would pay his fare and then, in dodging the conductor's blows, he fell off. The accident happened in front of the Citizens' German National bank building. . - , The boy sustained a torn ligament of the left foliar bone. He walked home despite his injuries, and will now have to remain at home for some time. . At the street car barns this morning It was said that there was no knowledge of- a conductor having been instrumental in an accident to the boy. The mother of the boy, however, says that the street car company's representative sought an interview with the boy's attorney with a view of making a settlement. CITIZENS WARNED ! The case of John Donaldson, who is quarantined "at" 87 Sibley street with a case-of smallpox. - has t-aused Dr. W. I). Wela secretary of the board "of health, to "call attention to a possible smallpox situation in Hammond. Dr. Weis says that the statistics show that less than, one-half of the children attending the' schools are unvacclnated, and that it is only a matter of con jecture what the results would be in! Hammond if an epidemic should result! with so many unvacclnated children In the community - The case now fn" Hammond was imj Ported from Jackson. Mich., where some eighty cases developed. ' Mr.' Donaldson has been closely quarantined and . was isolated before any one-else is thought to have been affected. , Had the case not been discovered in Wme there is no telling what the. result might have been. Mr., Donaldson,.. who, has .been quarantined now for nearly twoweeks, is reported to be on the road to recovery. Elks Meeting. , The Elks held their regular meeting at the Elks -clu-t rooms last night and a number of matters came up before the lodge. The entertainment commit tee- is -preparing for the pre-Lenten dance in February. The tickets for the Elks henefti performance to be held at rPneum eter this afternoon nd evening are reported having a Marge sale and crowded liouses are expected at the three performances. Library Board Meets. The liDrary board held a regular meeting at the library last night. Only routine business was transacted. THIS -NEWSPAPER IS THE TRAPS PAPER OF THE COSSL'MERS OP THIS CITV OP THK PEOPLE WHO Bt.y the irons strrri-iEs.
Sensational West Hammond Proceedings Are Heard In Chicago Superior Court Yesterday
The evidence in the injunction case in which a West Hammond, taxpayer seeks to restrain the village trustees from paying out in the neighborhood of $1,600 attorney's fees to Attorneys Atwood, Pease & Locks, was heard yesterday. The court raid that he would continue the hearing on Monday. Miss Virginia Brooks and nearly all of the West Hammond officials were present at the hearing t the case. I It Jokef It is understood that the. attorneys for the defense tried to make It appear
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Hammond politicians ar beginning to hear the rumble of a considerable stir at Crown Point. The appointment of a postmaster to take the place of Eugene Farley has got the city of Crown Point in a great turmoil. It is understood that the appoinment of Charles J. Daugherty has not been made yet, in spite of the report that was sent out of Washington to that effect. In fact, the whole matter has been pretty badly muddled up. It appears that the appointment of Mr. Daugherty REPUB ARE READY
Harmonyls oozing ont of every porejpaign speech last night at ihe Indi-
of tie republican party organization in - Hammond, and as a result it is est- . . . . , ,,, , , pected that there will be lots of enthusiasm and no conflict at the meeting of voters from the various precincts at Huehn's hall tomorrow night. In view of the fact that there is no contest over the county chairmanship, and It is generally conceded that Chas. Johnson of Crown Point is to be the man, there there is not likely to be a scrap for the control of the county organization. All of the precincts in Hammond are to be represented by a large number of -olers and the precinct committeemen will be selected. These in turn will meet' in Hammond on Monday and select the county chairman and secretary. William Hastings of Hammond has oeen meniioueu lur me uiw m r-i c - Ifll V J L till- 1 , . U I . . , V'. fI.l.W. L.I.V'.., " " - peatedly refused to be considr ' the place. So .far as can be has re erod for learned no other candidates for this office, have been, developed. It is expected that 'there will be a large attendance of voters at the meeting tomorrow nighik So far as can be learned there rill be but few contests for the precinct committeemanships. DEATH OF PIONEER. Harry L. Anderson, one of Himdied suddenly at his home, 277 Pine i street, at -7:45 o'clock last night. Mr. Anderson came home from work last night in the best of health and ate a -hearty surper. After he had finished his evening meal he sat down' to read! the papers. Nothing peculiar was no- t ticed in- his actions until he was seen to fall from his chair. He was picked up and died two minutes later before a doctor could be called. The cause of his death could not be explained, as he has been in the best of health. Although he was 111 about the holidays, he quickly recovered and was in the best of health. The funeral- arrangements have not been conpleted and will be announced later. Mr. Anderson has resided in Hammond for the past twenty-four years and for twenty years has been employed as watchman at the Terminal crossing on Calumet avenue. He is survived by a widow and six children, who all reside in Hammond G-eorge, Carl, Henry, Edward, Manda and Mrs. Bessie Bashour. ! Two Get Degrees. Two candidates are to be initiated into the eecoad degree Jn the Garfield lodge this evening. The mark master Megrfc was "6nferred upcm two members last Wednesday e.-ening In the Chapter. , , .The Han-nond Commar.dery- holds a regular meeting on Monday night of next week. t which l.rne. two candidates will v-cvive the order of the temple t;c?ce
that the whole matter was a joke. How well 'liey succeeded will be shown by the decision of the court.- I Attorney Perry S. Patterson, of tha firm of Shepherd, McCormick & Patterson.' said today: "While Attorney Atwood still maintains that the money has been paid over and still Insists that, the vouchers and affidavit are on- thv square, he showed a tendency not to insist too strongly on this point. Hi was Inclined to go Into the merits of. the case for the first time, while it Is apparent that if he had convincing;
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was. recommended by some of the lead, ing politicians at V Crown Point, 'but that a lot of people of that city did not approve of the dictations of these men. A petition addressed, to Postmaster-' General Hitchcock was signed by a large number of Crown Point citizens. In fact, the opposition to the appointment of Mr. Daugherty was so strong that it had to be noticed. It is understood that the matter is now to be held up pending the making of a personal investigation of the matter by Congressman E." D. Crumpacker. REVIEWS TAFT; GETS 1 CHEERS. Indianapolis, Ind.," Jan." 26. Senator Norrls Brown, of Nebraska In what was considered a keynote cam,ana Republican Editorial association j . . . .. I oanquet, reviewed and upheld the jTaft administration amid the shouts and applause of nearly 500 editors 'and party workers. '. ' .' 3 HUSBANDS IN 18 YEARS T La.Porte. Ind., Jan. 26. First "ar i rled when a girl twelve years pld, j living with her husband until he died jabout a ,year ago, -then " wedding 'George Maxson .of this city November ! 1Q29' 1911' Mrs' George. Max son. now i eighteen years old, is charged with bigamy, having been marr;ed it i alleged, in St. Joseph, Mich., last Sunday to Louis Galloway, who avers h3 , , , i. . i, , , anoth$huiJj band. Mrs. Mmbou was atltimo a chorus girl." Maxson 'J ecfa res h9 will prosecute -hi wlfe ( TAKES UP K, C. ECJBS. Indianapolis, Jan. 26lv-F)rVe explosions In Kansa'sCitV.Io.,il directed against iron work coritrtrdtors wh'i employed men on an "open 'shop", basis, were investigated by the feil-j. eral grand jury through polio, official i of KanBas .City. BABY SWALI0WS .TACK; DEES. Torre Haute-. Ind., Jan. 26. Tha young son of Joseph Davies. Is dea'l TlerA tndav nc tho rnnlt nf horlnff ,, , . , . , swallowed a tack which penetrated it Windpipe. STARVES BY DIETIKG. Omaha, Jan. 26. Mrs. Sours Zschau, who began dieting six month ago in an effort to recover her health, starved to death today. . . . BAD FIRE IN KENSINGTON. Chicago, 111., Jan. 26. Women anil children, many of them overcome by smoke, -?vere rescued, and over a scora of families fled their homes In a fire early "today which' started in the basement of a store at 11028 Michigan avenue, Kensington, spread to three other buildings and threatened to sweep the entire block, Th losi was $100,000. Still Confined to House. Henry Lindner, who sustanecr two fractured iib several days ago when' he was struck by a heavy piece of ice which fell from the roof of a building at the Western Grain Products plant. Is still confined to h1,bedat his home, corner Sibley street and Lincoln avenue. West Hammond. He' enei-ts to. be out thls-'week, however, an. I able to so to work again next week.
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