Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 44, Hammond, Lake County, 8 August 1912 — Page 1

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SUICIDES BECAUSE OF QUARREL

East Chicago Man- Tells Wife That He Will Get Out of the Way, and Then Puts Bullet in His Heart Before Daughter. Telling hi wife after a quarrel that he would get out of the way and not trouble her any more, Steve Barto of 4906 Alexander avenue at 9:5 this morning drew a revolver and shot himself in the heart. The tragedy occurred in the presence of Mary Barto the thirteen year oil daughter of the couple. "What was responsible for the quarrel could not be learned. Barto, who works nights at the Grasselll Chemi cal plant, had returned home from his work at the usual hour and soon after, he and his wife became Involved in an argument. The couple were in the bedroom occupied . by Mrs. Barto and the daughter, and after some heated words, Barto pulled a revolver and lay down upon the bed with the words "all right then, I'll get out of the way and not trouble you any more." Seeing the gun Mrs. Barto and Mary (Continued on Page 8.) SEEKS TO MANDATE LIGHTING COMPANY Gary Man Raises Novel Point in Lake Superior Court Today. An interesting question has Jbeen raised by a case that was filed this morning by Attorney Sheehan and Xyddick of Gary. It is the question as to whether a public service corpora tion can be compelled to furnish the service that it la in business to furnish William Nuppnau seeks to mandate the Gary Heat, Light and Water Company to furnish him with gas for fuel and lighting purposes. The complaint relates that the relator has compiled with all, of the conditions demanded by the' company, .It relates that on July 29 a demand . was made for service and that the company has not yet taken steps to comply with his demand, COUNCILJTO MEET. There will be a meeting of the West Hammond city council at the city hall tonight. 'The meeting is expected to be important in view of the fact that a jiurriber of improvements are to receive the consideration of the council. Another Boy. A healthy 10-pound baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James S, JjOng on Roosevelt avenue yesterday afternoon and the baby and Mrs. Long ar reported doing nicely. Mr. Long ,1s well known in Hammond and has ; broken more than one box of good tencenters. ' DENVER EDITOR IN JAIL FOR CONTEMPT 'Y 3f t, m if i . " Robert W. Speer. ftobert W. Speer. newspaper pubi lisher. former mayor of Denver, la fin under sentence of $1,000 fine and . five days In Jail for constructive contempt of court. The case is an 4 outgrowth .ot . Legal, fights with the owners of a rival Ja vex . newspaper.

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PENSION AGENCY IS SAID THE DOOMED If So, John W. Dyer of Hammond Will Be Out

of Tob for Time. Washington, Aug. 8. The Indianpolls pension agency whose head is W. Dyer of Hammond Is doomed. It robably will be abolished on Dec- 31 next. The Senate today, by a tie vote f 28 to 2S, barely failed to adopt a motion of Senator Shively to abolish the agencies on that date and sent the bill back to conference. The general pinion about the Senate is that ultimately the Shively motion will be adopted, which willglve time to trans fer the records of the various agencies to Washington and enable clerks to pply for transfer to the Washington agency If thsy desire to do so. BRANSTETTER HAS NO USE FOR JLD PARTIES Puts Republicans, Demo crats and Bull Moose Same Class. The coalition between the socialiets and the Bull Moose party, which some political wiseacres predict, is far from becoming a reality as long as the socialist speakers like Otto F. Branstetter, who spoke in Hammond last night at the corner of State and Oakley avenue, continue to conduct their propaganda along the original independent lines. Branstetter last night put Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson in the same category In so far as they promise relief to the people with tariff reforms. Branstetter had men, women and children In his audience last night, and like In former speeches which he delivered in Hammond, denounced the pri vate . ownership of natural resources, and the means with which the wealth of the country la produced. CITY ATTORNEY BACK FROM JtLOflG TRIP Calls Sheffield Ave. Celes tial Highway in Comparison With Some. That long auto trips can be under taken by the amateur, without having to fear machine trouble, was demonstrated by Attorney John A. Gavit, who returned lasfifc week ' from a thousand mile tour through Indiana and Michigan. Mr. Gavit and his family made the trip in their Marion car, and while they encountered some exceedingly bad roads, one lone puncture was the only trouble they encountered. "I used to think Sheffield avenue was a frignt," saia Mr. uavit this morning relatiing some of his experiences, "but since touring over some of the Michigan roads I am satisfied that Sheffield avenue is a celestial highway in comparison." Mr. Gavit does not claim to be an auto expert, in fact he has been run ning his car for only a few months. SWITCHMAN PAINFULLY HURT Toney Lenahan, a switchman emful injury to his right foot yesterday afternoon when a draw bar dropped on his foot, crushing the member and spraining his ankle. Dr. H. E. Sharrer was called and removed the injured man to St. Margaret's hospital, where he Is reposled getting along nicely. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon about four o'clock in front of

act of releasing the air when the draw'L. U. T. M. GtS Judgment.

bar fell on his foot. ST. LOUIS MAN ARRESTED Herman Hoffman, giving his address as St. Louis,. Mo.,, was arrested by Officer Modjeski at Morton and Columbia avenues last night on a charge of begging and drunkenness. He was held at the station over night and this morning, promising that he would get out of town, he was released. Thanks The Times. Hammond, Ind., Aug. tth, 1912. The Plattdeutsche Grot Gilde, In convention, assembled, wishes to express Its appreciation for' the interest your most valuable paper. The Times, has taken in our order during our convention in this city, and for the fair treatment you have extended to us. We also wish to thank the citizens of this city for the hospitality which they have shown in so many different ways. THE GROT GILDE, Louis E. Brandt, Sec' v.

THE LOST

BANKROLL:

1 3 REELS (Not copyrighted.) Gary cops hope that they hear no more of Mike Polack and his $1-15 bank roll which he has been losing a good deal lately. Here is all about Mike in tabloid form: 1. Saturday night somebody paid him $160 on a debt and Mike went out to celebrate about it. 2. Several hours later arrested for being drunk. 3. Wakes up at police station and finds shoes and money ($145) missing 4. Police find money and shoes in possesion of Mary Sxabalck, who Is arrested. 6. Mike, happy over recovery of his money, goes out to celebrate again. 6. Mike once more loses his bank roll. 7. Mike, weeping, comes and tells police about it. "We found It once for you and we are not going to do it again. Hire a caretaker," the luckless Mike was told. 8. Goes up to Judge Wildermuth in the afternoon and tells him about his loss. 9. Deputy Prosecutor George Michaely suggests that Mike may have hidden the coin in his shoes. Happy thought! Mike takes off his shoes, Bailiff Pete Juric opens up all of the court room window. Hooray! the money Is in the shoes, the bank roll now dwindled to $126. 10. Judge fines Mike $5 and costs on general principles. Bank roll now reduced to $99.90. 11. Mike leaves courtroom smiling, 12. Police Captain, Newman dozing In chair awaiting for Mike to return ana return again with a lost money story. 13. This story may be continued If Mike loses his wad again. APPEARS TO ASK FOR RECEIVER Affairs of Cow-Milking Con cern to Be Wound Up Ti in Courts. Leonard Knoerzer, one of the stockholders of the Liberty Cow Milker Co. has apeared in court and asked that a received be appointed for the company and that its affairs be wound up. It is related In the complaint that the affair was a failure from its inception, that itsxassets never equaled its liabilities, that the company's assets are $500 worth of machinery and $50 in outstanding accounts, that the business has bee nabandoned and that there Is an indebtedness of $7,000. It is related that the company could not meet one tenth of its liabilities and that a receiver is necessary to wind up the affairs of the concern. MONON DEPOT OPENING UNDECIDED Agent Peterson of the Monon railroad said today that he did not know when he would occupy the new depot. He said that the railroad company has not yet accepted it from the cont tractor. The depot is now complete-d. All j that remains is to test out the heating depot will be accepted and the railroad company will issue orders to the agent to move in. The depot is one of the instances of a long dragged out job of contracting that makes people reluctant to engage in. building activities. It has been almost a year since the work was started. The case of Mrs. R. E. Cole vs. The Hammond Lodge Ko. 2 of the L O. T. M. of the World camo up before Judge Ames yesterday afternoon, the court giving a judgment for the defendant. The case was a suit to recover sick benefits and will be appealed to the Superior court. According to the testimony of the plaintiff's husband, E. E. Cole, no evidence was brought out that Mrs. Cole left the house only at one time, and on this occasion she went to see a physician. Although Mrs. Cole was up and around, this was because she was unable to be in bed. This was the legal point which developed in the case. Club Opening Delayed. President A. M. Turner stated today that no definite date had been set for the opening of the Hammond county clubhouse. He said that there were a number things that were delaying matters from time to time. He said that it would be impossible untir along about the fifteenth of the month to set a definite date, but it is expected to be about the first of September, possibly lAbor Day.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR WHO WAS CHOSEN AS ROOSEVELT'S RUNNING MATE.

W jiU RATH WAS VERY WR ATHY-YOU BET Expected the Colonel Welcome Him With Open Arms. ' to Julius Rath, the former St. Louis newsboy, who walked through Indiana Harbor the other day, expected to be received with open arms by Colonel Roosevelt and receive a platform seat at the Coliseum in Chicago yesterday. Both expectations wceived a Jolt from cruards at the inner door. Rath was therefore wrathful and sent a message to the colonel telling so. The "newsie" is covering 600.000 miles in a walk around the world from the St. Louis Expsition, where he started in 1907 to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915 at Los Ang-eles. He has covered 490,000 miles without beg ging, Dorrowmg or ieanng money. n j he completes ms unaertamng ana nas $1,000 In his pocket and a dog a St. Louis club will give him $80,000. ARE YOTJ RBAKlHG THS TIM EST r LUKE WRIGHT NOW LEADER IN MOOSE Luk Wright. Luke Wright, of Tennessee, southern Democrat who served in Roosevelt's cabinet, is one of the strongest boosters of the new party and Is one of the most prominent delegates at Um convention in Chicago.

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5W 1 WILSON DOESN'T KNOW YET When asked If lie would accept a nomination for congress if it were tendered to him by the progressives of this district Attorney Jesse E. Wilson said" that he had not yet made up his mind. He said he understood that the district convention is to be held at Rensselaer on the fourteenth of this month. No call has been issued, however, and there is nothing certain about it. Another mentioned for the nomination is Russell K. Hedgood of Lafayette who yelled for twenty-five minutes by the clock at the republican national convention and made quite a chump of himself. IS KILLED While returning to his camp on the Indiana Harbor Belt line near Cudahy, with two loaves of bread that he was taking home for today's use. Nick Stercow a member of a section gang employed on the Belt was overtaken by a South Shore train and run down at 9 o'clock last night. The men was killed instantly, almost every bone In his' body having been broken. The train which did the damage was No. 49, eastbound. The accident happened about 200 feet east of the E. J. & E. crossing and as th.r motorman saw the accident, the train was stopped and the crew went out and picked up the lifeless body of the victim, placing him aboard the train and backing up to East Chicago where the body was left at Freeman Fife's undertaking rooms. The last seen of Stercow before the accident was when he was in John Duko's grocery in Cedar street where he purchased the bread. Stercow was about 35 years old and has a wife in the old country. Dr. Frederick Sauer Is holding an inquest over the remains today. Draws Lake County Folk. The Methodist camp-meeting which is now on near the Battle Creek camp grounds, south of Lafayette, is drawing quite a number of Lake county people. It is expected that a good delegation will go down for the Saturday and Sunday, meetings.

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Road oil sjs a preservative of Lake County's splendid stone roads has at last been given recognition by the county commissioners, and ;- with the concessions granted yesterday by the board, oil sprinkling of - two North Township county roads is to be undertaken at once. Within another year the sprinkling of all county roads with oil will be considered as essential as the building of them and . the Lake County roads will be the roads par excellence In the country. The life of the roads will not only be lengthened as a saving of the taxpayers' money, but the dust nui sance will be greatly allayed for the benefit of the residents along the roads and for , the travelers on thm. Committee Aska for Oil. A committee of North Township citiWAS TO HAVE WED EAST CHICAGO WIDOW J. H. Alander, Murdered, to Have Married Mrs. Cal Moon. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 8 J. A. Al ander, the union agent who was shot nnri If 1 1 1 ( In rhlrairn n n Tii.iflflv night by H. W. Smith, a member of a rival organization of electrical work - ers, was well known here, where he has made seevral visits. According to report he was to have been married soon to Mrs. Rose Moon, widow of the late Calvin Moon, formerly 'of East Chicago. The full particulars of his murder were given in the Chicago press yesterday and not until his reported engagement to Mrs. Moon was heard did any local color lend itself to the story. VIRGINIA KICKS OflJSEUDOIIYf. "Joan of Arc," the title which has become a by-word in connection with the name of Miss Virginia Brooks, is not to the liking of the young West Hammond reformer. Although she has accomplished much, she is too modest to permit classing herself with the French heroine of the fifteenth century. The designation "Joan of Arc" first appeared in The Times two years ago, at the time the militant damsel first appeared to fight graft and corruption in the village administration. The reporter who-interviewed her at the time saw that she was young, easy to look at, and was enthused with her own enthusiasm to make war on the ring. He was a coiner of phrases and in his first story of her he called her "Joan of Arc," a title which has follower her wherever her name has appeared in print.

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tens, headed by Trustee John C Becker, went before the county commissioners yesterday to plead for oil sprinkling. The agitation is not a new one and the commissioners yesterday were found ready to : sanction the improvement. The members of the committee who went before the board were Trustee Becker, Attorney George R Sheerer, August Jarnecke, Emil Schreider, Ernest Schrelber and Herman Schrelber, and Phillip McLaughlin. As a beginning about four miles of 'roadway are to be sprinkled. The roads to receive the first benefits of the sprinkling arerthe Ridge road from Calumet avenue to Columbia avenue -and thence south on Columbia avenue to the Little Calumet river bridge. Columbia avenue south of the river (Continued on Page 8.) TIMES PROPHECY FULFILLED J. B. Peterson Will Again Be a Candidate For Congress. Early forecasts in Tha Times that I Attorney John B. Peterson of Crown Point would again be a candidate for congress on the Democratic ticket from , tne Tenth district were substantiated thls week when friends of the Crown Potnt lawyer received letters from him stating that he is in the race for the nomination. While Mr. Peterson's nomination is a foregone conclusion. It is highly probable, however, tnst a number of other candidates ask" for the honor. Principal among these . are Michael Duffy of Benton county, who is more or less of an perennial candidate, and Mayor Durgan of Lafayette. It is probable that these men may receive- a complimentary vote irorn their . respective counties,- but Lake county will stand i solid" for Peterson. COMMITS TWO BOYS TO REFORMATORY Judge Lawrence yesterday committed Louis and John Varmus, ages 12 and 11 years, respectively, to the reformatory at Plalnfield, where they will have to remain until they are 21 years of age. The boys were filthy dirty, had but few clothes, were covered with lice and had never been sent to school. They were poor spclmenB of humanity.' Judge Becker said he thought a few years at the reformatory would be good for them, for the reason that they seem strong physically and have well-shaped heads. Two other youngsters, mere boys, from Indiana Harbor, who aided and abetted in burglarizing a number of places, were dismissed and turned over to their parents.

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