Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 153, Hammond, Lake County, 27 November 1912 — Page 1
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VOL. VII., NO. 153.
HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1912.
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(Special to THE TIMES.) Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 27. Edward Simon of Hammond is elected to the office of auditor by a majority of 24 votes. His majority as announced after the election was 132. One hundred and eight votes were cut off as a result of the recount which was demanded by John Brennan of Gary. Most of these were the result of an extremely technical count of the ballots. There was absolutely no evidence of crookedness in any of the precincts of the conuty. The changes that were made in the votes were merely the result of the application of an absolutely technical count in the contest. The official report of the recount will be given out to the papers some time today. It is understood that there was the best of feeling as a result of the recount.
First Photograph of Wilson in Bermuda
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ENGINEER HURT IK TRAIN WRECK
Judge Johannes Kopelke today made a statement regarding the action of the supreme court of the state 1n reversing his decision in the Gary saloon mandamus cases. "There are great social questions involved outside of the legal phases of the matter.-" said the judge, "and doubtless the supreme court had these In mind. "Often times the supper courts decide these matters largely as a matter of public policy and ignore the technical or the strictly legal aspects of a rase. "I had in mind the principle that all legislation must he uniform. The con(titution of the state will not permit pf the enactment of class legislation. "Under the Proctor law the city of Fort "Wayne might fix the license at 200, the city of Kvansville at $300, the city of East Chicago at $400, the city of Gary at $500 and city cf Crown Point at $1,000. "Now it appeared that this discrimination was ia violation of this constitutional requirement that all laws should be uniform. Of course, the amount of the license is optional with the people of a community as fixed by the common council and the court probably took the view that ho long as each community had the option to make the license as low as $200 that the act could not be construed as class legislation." A great deal of speculation is rife as to the effect of the supreme court's decision. In a great many cases the balance of the license fee was put In escrow in the banks pending the supreme court's decision. In other cases it will be necessary for the city to take some action to recover the additional $300. which the lower court refused to compel the saloonkeepers to pay over to the city clerk. There are 1S3 saloons in Gary that are affected by the decision and the revenues of the city will be greatly increased as a result.
An engineer was seriously injured, a fireman escaped by jumping and other trainmen had narrow escapes from death in a collision on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at "Wolf I-ake, Ind., early today. The police of the East Side station in South Chicago were notified and ambulances were sent to the seen; of the wreck. Frank Brosya, engineer, suffered internal injuries, a fractured ankle and bruised leg. He was given medical attention and taken to his home at 9350 "Washington avenue. Broska and his fireman had Just finished taking water for the engine at Wolf Lake when a. freight train backer! down upon the locomotive. Broska remained at his post and endeavored to reverse bis engine. The fireman leaped out of the cab. The freight train was a heavy one and going at considerable speed. The locomotive, which had scarcely gotten under way when the freight train backed down upon It, was pushed off the rails. The tender was telescoped and the cab wrecked. Engineer Broska had a remarkable escape from being crushed to death. An Iron stanchion In the cab protected him after his cab had been crushed like an egg shell. He was extricated by the crew of the freight train.
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Fate of Former Gary City Clerk Presents a Psychological Problem.
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Frenldent-elect Wooilrow Wilson's arrival nt Hamilton, Bermuda, on !ov. IS. Here is the first p.hotograph in t he United States showing President-elect "Wilson and the members of his family just after their arrival at Hamilton, Bermuda, on Nov. 18. Gov. Wilson is responding to the address of welcome delivered by Mayor Wainrigh t of Hamilton (with silk hat), while the ladies of the party are seated in the open car riage. The crowds cheered t he party for many minutes.
UV STAFF MAX.) Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 21. Harry Moose knows what it meant to be hunted. That was why, when the walls of the state's prison at Michigan City swallowed him up. day before yesterday, he heaved the first real sigh of relief since the day Deputy Sheriffs Hiockl and Morris arrested Tom Knotts and charged him with receiving a bribe of $5,000. The return of Moose is a strange thing. It is a psychological problem. It illustrates the workings of the human mind under abnormal conditions. The world is big, there are scores of out-of-the-way places where a man may lose his identity, forget his past and begin over a.;aln. There are foreign lands where the names of Knotts,
Cain and Pean were never heard, where dictographs are not hanging behind every piece of furniture. Shadows Make Noises. There are places where the walln can't see, wher; the creaking of a door does not sound like a crash of lightning, where mysterious persons aro not slinking in the shadows, tut Harry Moose does not believe it. Wherever he went he was followed. That terrible sensation of being watched, constantly, nearly drove him insane. Then he remembered the night in the hotel, when he was faced with his prison record, a blue steel revolver, $2,000, and a solemn threat. There was just one place in the (Continued on Page 8.)
WHITE STORE WAS JAMMED WITH BUYERS Mistake in "Ad" Causes Small Sized Riot in Business House.
NOTICE.
In accordance TltB It usual custom, fbere vrlll be no Issue of THR TIMES on Tbankngrlvlnc "lay, to enable Its employes to celebrate the holiday.
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jcion. o. is. ireierson 01 Crown Point Outlines His Policy in Dealing With Job Hunters; Organization Must do Recommending.
Sailing for Home. Messrs. Irving and Frank Betz Jr.. who have been attending college in London. England, since September, are on the Atlantic homeward bound for the Christmas holidays, which they will spend with Mr. and Mrs. Frank f. Betz in Hammond. TsSUES WARNING TO BIO RAILWAY HEADS
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Perovide blondes were lined up In front of the White store four deep this morning. And there were some others. The pol'ee reserves were called out to prevent a riot. It was the grandest opportunity to get nice lovely straw colored hair cheap that has been offered for a long time. It was the greatest testimonial to Times' ads that you'd care to see. It all came about as a result of a little mistake in an ad. The habitual readers of Times' ads were the winners. It all came about through a mistake that was made by one of the employes of the store. He was supposed to advertise 50-cent bottles of peroxide for 14 cents and instead he made it 4 cents. He O. K.'d the proof and it went out to the thousands of Times' readers.
Of course, he had to stick to his ad. As long as the supply of peroxide lasted it was sold for 4 cents. The White store received telephone messages from all parts of the region asking if he would stand by his prices and he said he would. One lady came up from Crown Point to get a bottle. There were a number from East Chicago and Whiting and one from Hessville. ' Several cases of peroxide were sold out.
Congressman Peterson Outlines Job Plan.
Pie counter jumpers In the democratic party Inst uight got a Kctliack when Judse John It. Feternon of Crown Point, congrcxKman-eleot from thin district, announced that bin appointments would be on recommendation from the organization but the candidates will have to bnve the ability to till the place before he docs anything for them.
GIVE DIAMOND SlfpSTAR Sheriff-Elect Whitaker Is the Most Surprised Man in County.
ALDERMAN SGHUTZ BEC0MESA BENEDICT Eighth Ward Leader Weds Miss Ella Schultz This Morning.
iARCHlTEGTS FORI NEW COMPANY
Democrats, bull moose and suffragetts gathered around two festive j boards in Gary last night. J The "democrats, with Mayor Knotts '
as toastmaster, and with the "revised" democracy on hand, gathered at the Cafe Vienna, where they fed on Hungarian dishes and listened to swoet music from the Methodist orchestra and enchanting words from high officeholders. Skeleton l.i Hattlcd. Suffragettes and buil moose gathered around the sacred table in the Hall Hinzenhof. Hones of the last cam(Continued on Tago S.)
Sheriff-elect Henry Whitaker was presented with a beautiful gold star set with diamonds by Lake county friends and admirers. The presentation was a surprise. Whitaker was inveigled into going to 1). K. Boone's office and there he was descended upon by a host of his friends and P.oone made the presentation speech. After that the part adjourned to Hotel Carleton where the presentation sji"ech was made. There were in the neighborhood of 50 persons present at both, the presentation and the banquet. Among those from Crown Point were Torn Grant, Charles Johnson, Charlfs Truigherty, frank Meeker, Martin Smith, Krnest Shortridge and others. There were representatives from nearly every city in the county. Whitaker was overcome with emotion as the presentation was made and modestly accepted the honor that wan
accorded him.
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Friendly Game of Draw for Thanksgiving Dinner Comes to Grief.
FIND NICE LOT OF FOWL
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C. C. McChord. UUfcrz:ate Commerce Commissioner McChord has sent word to the beadi of several large railway systems. Including the Eastern Illinois Haiiroad and the New Y New Haven 4. Hartford, that If they do not give serious regard to safeguarding paaeengers, the commission will urge congress to pass legislation Imposing eevere personal penalties. "Unless the railroads try to Improve conditions, congress ;indotibtdly will." Uie commissioner .lec-uea.
A friendly same of poker last niftht anions four East Hammond men just cost theni a total of $-!0 in the city court this mnrnlnp, where they all plead gpiilty to the charge of gaming. The pame was being played for a Thanksgiving dinner and took place in the rear of the barber shop of Alec Pappas. 1138 Columbia avenue. Officer Bush caused their arrest and they were
, taken to the Central station, where
they gave a $25 appearance bond. They were: Nick Kelavas. pill Coukas. Charie.-t Kegules and S.un Koses. All the men .iaoed that Pippaa was innocent of what they were playing, asking that he might he released. Judge Harnett ordered hi. discharge and fined the other four men $15 each.
Hammond people who came into the public market in search of more Thanksgiving Oay linnt-r birds founil another fine lot of Plymouth Jiock chickens, jiuni!,' and obi, at 13 cents a pound. Thesr chickt-ns wt the only poultry offered on the public market, and w.-ro brought in by Ho. kseman of tilobe station. A local butcher offered him 14 cents a pound for the lot, but the farmer preferred to give the people who had come into the market the benefit of them.
Anticipate Ball.
Hammond democrats are looking! forward to th- first annual ball which will be given next Friday evening at the irpheum hall under th- auspices of the Jefferson club. V-ito a number of ticket;, have bet n sold already, not only to membets of the club or of the democratic party, but to anybody: who expressed a desire to participate; in the event. j The honor of leading the grand j march, which will begin at 9.30, has been accord d to Mayor Smalley.
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Into Auto Bearing John! R. Farovid and W. B. Vanj Home on Chicago Avenue Last Night.
John R. Farovid. president of the
! Cititens bank of Indiana Harbor and State Representative W. H. Van Home ; were in an auto smashup in Kast ChiI cago early last evening which nearly f cost them their lives and which wrecked Mr. Van Home's machine in which they were driving. The smashup was : caused by a collision with a switch engine. ' The accident occurred in Chicago avenue, at the Pennsylvania switch . track which crosses from the Pennsvl- ; vania to the Cnited Mates Metals Refining company. Mr. Van Home was j driving west in Chicago avenue, the j machine overtaking a South Shore train of three coaches also west bound, which pulled up at the switch and halt
ed while the ilagma.n ran the crossing. Didn't .Slacken Speed. As the track is seldom used. Mr. Van Home did not slacken his speed and as he neared the standing train, some one inside switch on the light on the top of the rear end car, which when headed the other way is used as a head light. The flash blinded Mr. Van Home, and this, coupled with the train itself which he passed on the north.
A lot of guessing on the question whether or not Arthur Schutz. councilman' of the Eighth ward, Hammond, had joined the benedicts secretly some time ago, was settled this morning, when he and Miss Klla Schultz of Hammond were married. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father P.arrett in All Saints' church at 11 o'clock, with Patrick Henry and Miss Margaret Tabbat as the attendants. ; After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. left on the Motion train for Chicago, where they will be joined by friends and relatives this evening for a wedding dinner in the Red room at Kunz & Rctumler's. Following this function they will leave for Grand Rapids, Mich.,
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It is understood that the architectural :ir:a of Hump & Perry is to be dissolved ir the near future and that after Ja .... 1 Ad.l,:on C. Horry wilt form a new f,-m to take the name of Addison C. Berry & Co. It is further rumored that Kdward Bump has received a splendid offer
I from Chicago parties and that he will
go into business in a firm thore. The firm of Rump & Berry has been unusually successful in the pat thre or four years. Some of the finest work in the city has been done by it. Some of the jobs that the firm has done and which indicate its excellence are the Citizens' National Rank building, the Hammond Country club, the
residence of A. M. Turner, the plans for the Kiks lodge, plans for trie baptist church, the Orplieum theatre building, regarded as a model of its kind, the reS modoling of the K. C. Minas store and scores of other jobs in I he cities of the I Calumet region and in the middlewest. i A. C. Berry, who will remain in ! Hammond, is regarded ,iS an architectural genius. He worked under D. H. ' Rurnham, the world's greatest archi1 toct. for seventeen years. Berry has ' done more to further an appreciation and a demand for high grade architecture in Hammond than any other peri son i n t he cit y. J He has employed a structural engineer to figure the iron work on all bnildI ings and lately has employed n man to
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work of const nio-
jtion. Thoe who have had dealings t with him will be glad to know that lie i is to remain in Hammond.
Regret that Kdward R'ltnp leave Hammond will be general, looked after tht business end business as well as being a architei t.
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KILLED AT HOBART. Special to The Tiv.es.) Hobart. Ind.. Nov. 27. The body of Kdward King, a man In his forties, was found along the Pennsylvania tracks here this morning. The remains were taken to Wilde's morgue. King was employed with James 'lill's well digging outf.t. He evid ntly had been struck by a flyer. Relatives of King are expected frr-rn Crete. 111., today.
CHILD OPERATED UPON TODAY
NO MISTAKE Is made nhrn you want a cool imoke of the finest (nlincro buy FOREX (XXXX) and get a ticket In every package towards a ppoon from your draler. AdT.
Miss Alice BOuteli. Miss Alice iioutell. daughter of the American minister to Switzerland, is to be a Thanksgiving day bride. The bridegroom is u Mr. Radd of Boston. The wedding will occur at -the home of the bride's parents In Washington.
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ends of I r. and Mrs. Ruke Kelly regret to learn that their little
son was operated upon at St. Margaret's hospital for a ppt r.d id t is tins afternoon, in i-hirue of lr. I;. icon of the Enalewood hospital staff, and the condition of the child is very serious.
i Alderman Schutz. i I the former home of Mrs. Schutz, where : they will spend a week or ten days. Among those who were invited for i the 6 o'clock wedding dinner, in adi dition to immediate relatives, were : Mayor .lohn I . Smalley, Sheriff -Klect ! Henry Whiatker. Councilman John j Pascaly and Henry Kggers. II. C. Green. 1 T. K. Bell, Jacob Siegfl. It. Graham. O. : Farley. Mr. and Mrs. William Kyle and Mr and Mrs. Joseph Fo-ter of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schultz of Grand Rap'.ds, P. Henry and Miss Margaret Ta Mia:. ', Anticipating several weeks of much pre-m:ptial merriment for his bachelor friend ai his expense, the brid'-gronni-to-be w a way out of it by permitting a rumor to live- t' the effect that )i- had I.e. ;i married quietly seine time ago. As a result his friends did not , k now exactlv whether to start somejthir.g or to auait developments. They ; v.-i ! I lii.ve to eo:'.tent themselves now nt.ti! Mr. and Mrs. Schutz return from ' t lie v. e'ld ing t rip. The n e 1 y - wed s have scores of i'i ion 's. who will showf r them with coasrtau'.at ions are! goorl wi.-l.es.
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Death of Infant.
The infant child of John Pouch, 4i) company house, East Hammond, died at 8 o'clock this morning following a short Illness. The funeral will be held from the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Father Benedict of Whiting will officiate and interment will be made at the Greenwood cemetery.
JUDGE GREEN IS BUSY. West Hammond now promises to become a regular Gretna Green. And
Judge Green will preside over the, act.vities of the city along this line. This morning Frank Straka was married to Mary Kylck by the West Hammond justice of the peace, and four more couples are due this afternoon. Just why this undreamed of activity on the part of thek id with the bow and arrows is hard to understand. At any rate Judge Green has taken on added dignity and is getting ready for the responsibilities of the evening.
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Gov. Aarcn Pothler. Gov. Aaron Pothler, of Rhode Island, has declared war on the New Haven railroad ar.d its alleged monopoly of New Kngland transportation, and has issued a sweeping "ultimatum " The breaking of the New Ha', en's power in his state, a more direct supervision of the railroads by the public utilities commission, end competing rai'roa J lines are among the Issues for v.hich G v. Pothe r sa' U will take a deterinliiai star.J,