Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 267, Hammond, Lake County, 1 May 1912 — Page 1

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SEVENTY SALOONS CLOSED

Gary Saloonmen Shut Up Their Places of Business For Week Owing to Squabble Over License; Preparing to Mandate Officials. Seventy Gary Saloons Close Until May 6. Of the S2 Gary Mtoonmea wbone licenses expire today 70 of them, actIns upon advice of counsel, closed their doors nntll May 6. City Clerk and rlty comptroller of Gtrjr refase to Inane city licenses until county licenses are Issued; conaty commissioners' ruling; la that no county licenses will be issued until city licenses are Issued. City clerk and rlty comptroller refuse to accept council-regulated city rrc of 9-00 demand former fee of fClM). Saloonmen besietce city hall' and tender license fees, which are reft: aed. Gary saloonkeepers asnocfatlon prepares to mandate Gary ofQclals. Rumored that anti-saloon league will fight to keep closed all aaloona that were obliged to shut their doors today. Seventy Gary saloons, including the BInzenhof and Gary hotel bars, closed their doors today and will not reopen until May 6, when they expect the county commissioners to renew their licenses. , All , licenses Issued last Maj;j expire today. Along with this action are several new complications and if the antl-aaleoiv league gets in some of Us t'rJ?r!,,.e(,JXork )l may succeed in closing score's of Gary saloons under legal technicalities. It is said that, the league will endeavor to keep closed all saloons shutting their doors today. Ucease Tender Is Refused. Headed by Attorney Clarence Bretsch, one of the counsel for saloonkeepers' Continued on Page87) Free Public Lecture. On next Friday evening the Rev. Floyd H. Adams, pastor of the Baptist church, will give another of his popular free lectures at he church. ' His subject will be Across the Sea and Through the Old Country," and it is to be illustrated with stereopticon slides made from photographs taken by the minister while on his European trip several years ago. On his ocean trip he followed the route taken by the illfated Titanic, and this part of his subject will undoubtedly be exVf dtngly interesting. He will show marine pic tures as well as views taken in Eng land, Scotland and Wales. Keeps on Increasing. The receipts of the Hammond postoffice for the month ending yesterday were $10,505.33 as compared with $9, 5S7.22 for the corresponding month last year. This is about the usual Increase Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Charles Nagel hails from Missouri. Though a lawyer by profession, it la said that he Is more deeply interested in art than he is in politics or tha law. He Is r.lways ready to dlscusa questions of art. and It la said that he speaks with the finished knowledge of a connoisseur. Secretary Nagel is President Taft's personal representative at the senatorial lnvaeJUatlon of the Titanic diaaauv.

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Judge W. A. Jordan, New Prosecutor For Indiana Harbor.

"St A fc. , .s. Judge W. A. Jordan. Judge TV. A. Jordan of Indiana Harbor has been notified of his appointment as deputy prosecuting: attorney for Indiana Harbor by Prosecutor Charles K. Greenwald. The appointment becomes effective today. Deputy Prosecutor Joe Meade has been caring for the business from both Indiana Harbor adn East Chicago, but will henceforth confine his efforts strictly to East Chicago. The appointment of Judge Jordan Is a popular one, as he, from his long experience as city Judge, is well qualified to take care of the duties of the prosecutor's office at the Harbor. DOGS RUN AT LARGEAND BITE Two Hammond People New Victims of Vicious Brutes. " If you own a dog and do not want to be arrested and avoid prosecution you had better take out a license on or before May 15th, is the orders that come from the police headquarters this morning, when a dog war will cornLast year over 800 licenses were taken out In Hammond, and so far this year only 224 have been recorded at the city hall. This only gives the dog owners fifteen more dags, as at the end of that time warrants will be sworn out for delinquent dog owners. A majority of those who were arrested and fined last year complained of not having time enough to take out licenses and that they did not know the date had run out, but this year no excuse will be accepted like this and warrants will be served on everybody alike. Two persons were bitten by savage dogs since Monday of this week, and there Is hardly a day goes by unless a report comes Into the police station to that effect. Frank Buerner, employed as a collector in Hammond, and Leonard Klebs were the victims. Although the wounds were not serious, both took the necessary precaution and had the wounds cauterized. Leonard Klebs, employed by The Times, was bitten by a doa; owned by J. H. McClay after he had been told the dog wouldn't bite him. Every day the dog ordinance Is being violated in Hammond, and Instead of keeping 4heir dogs chained, as they should, residents of Hammond allow their dogs to run at large on the streets, and as a result a dozen people have been bitten In the past two I weeks. Luckily none of the wounds have proven fatal this yar, but why need a lesson Of this 'kind. Keep your dogs chained up or muzzled as now is the time to prevent any serious case. I Remains Are Held. The remains of George E. Lamb who (died at the State line hotel early Tuesday morning folowing an attack 'Bur's understaking parlors awaiting funeral arrangements. Word was sent to his parents at tiran'd Rapids, Mich. ; yesterday morning and they are expected to arrive here some time this afternoon to take charge of the body. , Grading Is Started. Contractor John Prohl put a number of teams .at tlie work of grading, the streets in the subdivision of the Hamrrond and .Suburban Realty company this morning. It Is expected that Kenwood rldltion will present the appearance of great activity within the next few weeks.' There has been an extraordinary inquiry for property In this part of the city this spring and it is believed that a large number of lots wll be sold before summer. Hammond Boy Honored. The Rev. C. A. Smith was notified today of the election of his son, Harlan Anderson, to the editorial staff of the Howe Herald. Harlan is a student at Howe Military academy. There are several hundred boys in school and there were many out for election. It is considered quite an honor for the Hammond boi-..

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PLANS FOR JEW CHURCH SUBMITTED

Plans for the new $35,000 Baptist church, which is to be erected this year, will be submitted to the Baptist congregation at its regular mid-week meeting this evening, and it is expected that in view of the fact that the trustees have caused them to be changed three times, that final action can be taken this evening. The plans were drawn by the firm of Bump & Berry, and provide for a building which' is architecturally perfect. The new edifice is to be built of brick, with terra cotta trimming, and is to be ornamented with stained glass win dows. In style it is to be romanesque, which will be 'emphasized by the dome of the building, the top of which is to be sixty-five feet from the floor. One of the most attractive features of the new building will be arranged in the basement, where a gymnasium, banquet hall, social rooms and kindergarten are to be" provided. Seating: Capacity 1,000. Another strong feature of the church will be the interior arrangement of the building, which is planned so as to the seating capacity for the whole congregation within range of the pulpit, .or if it is preferred to conduct the Sunday school classes separately from the services In the main auditorium. The lot on which the church is to be erected has a south frontage on Sibley street of 180 feet. The proposed building Is to set back about eighteen or twenty feet from the lot line. Some of the interior arrangements are as follows: At the main entrance there Is to be a reception 16x50 feet and leading from this is a check room for go-carts, bicycles, I'tC. The main auditorium Is to have a eating capacity of 350, and this is to be surrounded by the class roooms, which. Including the gallery and the auditorium, will have a seating capacity of 1,000 people. Will Be City Ornament. The exterior length of the building is to be 99 feet and the width is to be 80. Altogether It will be an edifice of which not ; only .the congregation, bat the whole city of Hammond may, well be proud. The Rev. Floyd Adams, pastor of the congregation, has proven himself to be an indefatigable worker for the congregation, and to him as much as to any one is due much of the credit for the harmonious work In the congregation, which is manifesting itself in the building project. Remains Identified. The remains of the unidentified man which were found on the right of way of the Michigan Central tracks at Ivanhoe by a freight crew Monday morning were identified this morning as being a man "by the name of Miller who was employed in Hammond about a year ago. For some time he was employed at Whitaker & Wells' livery stable and Carter's saloon on , State street, where he was known by the name of shorty. About a year ago he left Ham mond and has not been seen or heard of since until ;hls remains were found Monday. Undertaker Neidow first identified the man and to make sure he had a friend of the dead man come to Hammond and identify him. Although he went by the name of Miller it is not believed that this Is his right name. It s thought that Miller, has a brother living In Pittsburg, but he was not located. The remains will be taken to Hetfsville this afternoon for burial. And Still Another. Robert F. Denvler, 4701 Harvard avenue, a printer employed at the W. B. Conkey company, was arrested by Officer Malo on Conkey avenue last night for drunkenness. The arrest was made In Stonebreaker's house, where Denvier had locked himself up in another board er's room and refused to let anybody In. Refusing to come out, Officer Malo had to break in the door to get Denvler out of the room. He plead guilty before Judge Barnett this morning and was fined Jl and costs, amounting to $11. He will be taken to Crown Point in default of payment. Charged With Drunkenness. Henry Simlngton, colored of Corinth Miss., was arrested cy oihcer Law on Hohnian street last night and was tak en to the state, where he was charged with drunkenness and annoying wom en on the street. He plead guilty to the charge of drunkenness before Judge Barnett this morning and received a fine of $5 and costs, amounting to 5l.-. He was unable to pay his fine and will be taken to Crown Point. ' Funeral of Mrs. Erickson. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Erick son. 1.1534 Buffalo avenue. Hegewlsch 111., was held from the family residence this morning at 10:30 o'clock. The re mains were then shipped to Chicago, where interment occurred at Oakwoods cemetery. Open House. The ladies of the Settlement House will keep open house next Friday aft ernoon from 3 to 5 o'clock, and all the ladies who happen to be in the shopping district are cordially invited to step In. It is probable that the Friday afternoon teas will become a regular weekly feature at tie settlement house.

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theater, . New, Tork. now declares after years spent in trying to get onto Broadway tha New York is the most provincial town in America "a rube village," ihe called it.

EACH TOfGET 18 DELEGATES THERE Taft and Roosevelt Split in Massachusetts Preferential Primary Vote. Bort6n.-MaiW-y. tw-r-Prtmary le - tion returns, . nearly . completed early today, disclosed the -unique situation of Colonel Roosevelt . winner of, the eight delegates at large and ten district' delegates. Just half in all, when a majority of the Republicans tried to indorse President Taft for nomination at the Chicago convention. Returns from 340 cities and towns gave: Taft .' 72,982 Roosevelt 7,965 La Follette 1,771 Taft's plurality 6,017 The highest vote for delegate at arge on the Taft and Roosevelt tick ets, as shown by returns from 332 cities and towns, is: Taft Ticket 57,102 Roosevelt ticket .....66,066 A trick In the printing of the bal lots caused this strange mlxup. How the Trick AV Turned. The name of candidates for dele gate at large were printed on the ballot in three groups. The first group consisted of the eight candidates for Roosevelt delegates. The second group consisted of the single name of Frank Seiberlich of Boston as "inde pendent Taft delegate." The third group is the official Taft list of dele gates, headed by United States Sena tor Winthrop Murray Crane. Thousands, the returns showed, vot ed for Seiberlich and the regular Taft list, thereby canceling any expression of preference for delegates-at-large Taft carried seven districts, Roose velt five and two were in doubt, with Taft leading. If Taft won these, he would have eighteen delegates. Which is only half. Each district has two delegates. Clark Hln All Thirty-Six. Champ Clark defeated Woodrow Wilson by more than two to one. The Journeyman Governor failed to carry one town of the state. BOY SPENDER PLEADS GUILTY Admits He Embezzled $1,100 From Marble Co. Cleveland. May 1. John C. Jurgens, the youthful spender, charged with embezzling $49,000 from the payrolls of the Xorcross Marble company, pleaded guilty in criminal court before Judge Kennedy to a technical charge of embezzling one payroll to the amount of $1,100. He will be sentenced Monday. He said he expected a light reformatory sentence. Jurgens was arrested in Hammond in March after he had been trailed by Cleveland newspaper reporters to Chicago and thence to Hammond. Another Drunk. Dennis Bingham of Cordova, Ohio, was arrested by Officers Cordua and Schaadt at State and Oakley last night on a charge of drunkenness. He was brought before Judge Barnett In the city court this morning and pead guilty, receiving a fine of $5 and costs, amounting to $15. Besides being drunk Bingham attempted to talk with several women on the street and It was this that made the officers first notice his conduct. Unable to pay his fine, he will be taken to Crown Point In default.

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Talker," ' new success at the Harris MIS CLUB HAS NEWPRESIOEHT East Chicago Organization Selects Mrs. Wm- Meade For Its Leader. 'TBra. "WtlHam- MecHle- ' yete' day elected president of the newly or ganized .Woman's Club of East Oil cago, which is made up of the mem bershlp of the Musical Club and wha was formerly known as the Tuesday Reading Club. These recently decided to consolidate and yesterday's meeting was held for the purpose of organizing and. electing officers. The other offl cers are as follows: Mrs. George Fisher, vice president; Mrs. T. S. Fisher, secretary; Mrs. Reed, assistant secre tary; Mrs. Ed Jones, treasurer; Mrs. E. N. Canine, federation secretary. Mrs. Canine was also named as a delegates to represent the new club at the con vention of the federation of Woman' Clubs in progress at Kentland today. Mrs. Charles Fichter president o the old Tuesday Reading Club wa made chairman of the meeting. Thi was well" attended. The new club will have a membership of approximately fifty and will be an organization of varied , alms as heretofore related. There will be no meetings of the new organization until next fall, the consolidating . clubs finishing their programs as previously arranged for the year, and coming together under their new standard of unity with the open ing of the club season after the summer holidays. In the mean time Mrs. Meade will select the committees which will prepare the program for the new club and attend to all other preliminary arrangements. Mrs. Meade is recognized as a club woman of exceptional executive ability. She has had considerable experience at the helm of various organizations, including the Tuesday Reading Club, the Home and School Association, the East Chicago chapter of the Eastern Star etc. In fact the members all seem to feel that all of their officers have been especially well and wisely chosen and will be able to hold down their various chairs with dignity and ability. Board Holds Meeting. At the meeting' of the board of public works this morning bids were asked for street sprinkling to be opened on May 15, the bidders to submit bids for both, water and oil sprinkling. Some remonstrances were received from people who prefer to do their sprinkling with oil and by private contract, and some from people who are opposed to water sprinkling and prefer oil sprinkling. Bids were opened on the Charlotte avenue pavement and laid over for final action on May 12. A hearing was had on the Murray street pavement and a confirmatory resolution adopted. Bids were asked or to be opened on May 18. Similar action was taken on the Grover street sewer, section B and bids were asked for May 15. Thieves Get in House. . C. H. Wright, 434 Oak street, reported to the police this morning that while he was moving from 439 Gostlin street Monday afternoon some time between 3:30 and 6:30 o'clock the following articles were stolen: One hundred and five feet of No. 5 chicken wire, parts of a bicycle and other small articles. Mr. Wright did not see how the articles could have been taken and Is at a loss to know who the party was. The police ere n,ow .Investigating the case.

FEDERATED

TAKE Loan sharks, saloon that are really i assignation houses, and the hopeful! condition in West Hammond were among the principal subjects for dis cussion at the regular meeting of the Council, of Federated Churches in the Calumet region, "at its session in the First Baptist church, at Indiana Harbor, yesterday. The committee investigating the loan shark evil In Lake county made a com prehensive report on conditions in Lake county and submitted the following salient facts: Over 1,000 people in Lake county are at the present time patrons of one of the four companies operating in Lake county. These companies charge from 100 to 200 per cent interest annually on the borrowed principal. The borrowed money amounts to ap proximately $120,000. A group of men now has under con sideration the organization of a bureau or company, whose object it shall be to give relief to the present cnodltions. After the Vicious Saloons. The temperance committee reported that in a number of cases which had already been investigated it had been found that places were being conducted under the name of a saloon, but that in fact they were nothing more than assignation houses of the most vicious character. In this matter the council has under consideration a plan of procedure, to put an end to" this nefarious business.

REGISTRATION INSPECTORS APPOINTED BY BOARD

A week from tomorrow. May 9th, every voter in Lake county will have an e'PTi'W, .y srglster:toisfirst -oppon tuntty under the new registration law. Failure to do-ev. may disfranchise him at the November election next fall. In order that every voter may have an opportunity to register the registration board in each precinct will- be in session from 6 o'clock in the morning until 6 oSclock at night. ' Only on thing is required of the voter for this occasion that he fill an application blank to register. These application blanks are In the hands of the registration Inspectors, a list of which is subjoined, and under the law Sjhoald be placed In convenient places by the Inspectors prior to the registration day, in order that all voters may have access to them. Any voter failing to procure an application blank prior to " the registration day will be TAFT SIGNS BILL. . Washington, May 1. President Taft has signed the bill appropriating $1,500,000 for repairing the Mississippi levees. The money la to be available immediately. HOT BATTLE IN ARIZONA. Bisbee, Ariz., May 1. Armed with sawed off shotguns, five American men and five women of the Comichi ranch, the largest in the territory of Tepic, repulsed rebels in two attacks April 14 and 15, killing the rebel leader in the second engagement, but were compelled to flee later, undergoing terrible hardships in escaping from the country. They arrived here today. The Comiche ranch is owned by Californians. When the ranch was abandoned, on it were 22,000 acres of growing corn and 20,000 acres of tobacco under cultivation., A number of Mexicans were employed on the ranch, but after the first attack they joined the rebel forces. RETURN FROM ELOPEMENT Joseph Carrigan, 126 Sibley street, and his bi tde. who was Miss Henrietat Raymus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' G; Raymus, 11 Carroll street,, returned to J Hammond yesterday evening from Dan ville, 111., whither they eloped on Monday. For the present they are staying with the bride's parents. AVhile at Danville Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan visited Mr. and Mrs. Martin Scherer, formerly of Hammond. Mrs. Scherer is a sister to Mrs. Carrigan, who before her marriage was Miss Fronie Raymus. Several months ago she surprised her Hammond - friends when it was announced she had eloped to Danvlle. Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan are receiving the congratulations and well wishes of their many Hammond friends today. . ' . Ton will say that a La Vendor clear cannot be beat, if you try oaa. . .

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UP QUESTION West Hammond, although across the state line, came in for a word of encouragement from the council in view of the fact that the whole Calumet region is considered a unit as far aa the moral welfare Is. It was voted to address the subjoined letter to Mayor Woszczynskl and his council, a copy of which will be sent out soon,- The letter Is as follows: Letter to AYetrt Hammond. "The Hon. K. M. Woszczynskl, "Mayor of the City of West Hammond. "Dear Sir: The Council of Federated Churches In the Calumet region, la session at Indiana Harbor, April 30th, authorized by vote a letter of congratulation to yourself and city council upon the organization of your city government and your election to placea of honor and responsibility. The statement, through the public press promising that your public policy would be a city free from dives and Immoral centers, merits from all true .citizens tha heartiest praise. Tour city and the adjoining cities are so bound together that the moral or Immoral conditions of one -ltally affects all others. For the welfare of this whole region we gratefully approve the course you have outlined and promise you avery moral assistance -we can bring to bear to help realize your announced purpose. "Respectfully signed. . "REV., W. F. SWITZER, "President. "REV. Q. HARTMAN BRIGHT, "Secretary." supplied with one at his precinct registration place on May ?th. It is not advance of. the registration, but doing; so will mean the saving of time for the Volet1, especially-. -the . newly naturalized voter, who may have some difficulty in filling out a blank. Fill Blanks in Advance. ' An application for registration should- show the following things: The name of the applicant; that he resides in the precinct in which he desires to be registered; the place of his residence in the precinct; his age on the last preceding anniversary of his birth; If born in the United States, in what state, territory or district he was born; if not born in the United States, in what country he was born; whether he was naturalized, and one or more questions along the same line. No que(.Continued on page 8.) ERIE ROAD'S HEAD PASSES THROUGH D. Underwood Goes Through Hammond. F. D. Underwood, president of the Erie railway, went through Hammond today on a special train accompanied by more than 100 officials of the company from the east and middle west. He is making an annual inspection of the Erie properties and this evening will be host at a banquet in the Congress hotel to officials of the road having headquarters in Chicago. MISS ELSIE CHANC TO CHRISTEN "FEE HUNG G &utapj7 Miss Elsie Chang. Mlas Elsie Chang, daughter of the Chinese minister to the United States, will christen the Chinese cruiser "Fea Hung" in Philadelphia on Saturday, .. May 4. .. .... .

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