Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 199, Hammond, Lake County, 23 January 1913 — Page 1

E. LAKE ,OUNT TIME VKaTHEH. RAIN TODAY; FRIDAY PROBABLY FAIR AND COLDER. EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Number 1 Cent Copy.) VOL. VII.; NO. 199. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1913.

RETAIL IN ARE TOLD OF NEEDED NEW LAWS

President of Association Urges Members to Ad- . vertise Truthfully. Fort Wayne,. Ind., Jan. - S3. In his annual address to members of the Indiana Retail Merchants' Association today. President H. H. Highlands of Gary urged them to work hard during the coming year to obtain legislation that will further their business Interests. He mentioned specifically the need for a proper garnishee law, the enactment of a law prohibiting the giving away of trading stamps and premiums. the passage of a bill controlling auction sales, and a bill making It obligatory upon merchants to tell the truth In their advertisements, and to make good any statements which appear In these advertisements. , v Tela of Prosperity. During the last year, the president said, the association has not lost one local association, while four new associations, with a total membership of 1J4. have been received Into the state organization. These are located in Farmersburg. Indianapolis, Columbus and Hymera. The total membership of the state association at the present time is about 1,000, and the associa tion" treasurer has more than $500 on hand. Plans were laid at the meeting today j for greatly Increasing the membership of the state body and for obtaining the

QUARTER OF A MILLION , DOLLARS APPROPRIATED National Board of Congregational Home Missionary Society in Session at Ga ry Tells How This Sum Is to Be Distributed; Hold Final Session; Will Name Officers in June at Kansas City Meeting.

With United States District Judge William B. Horner of St. Louis a chairman the national board of directors -of the Congregational Home Missionary Society of America, this morning began its final session at the Gary Y. M. C. A. General secretaries and state and territorial superintendents were named at the closing session which adjourned this afternoon, marking the end of the national mid-winter conference of the society. Nearly $250,000 was appropriated at last night's meeting, a The conference began its business proceedings on Monday with the directors, executive committee, officers, secretaries and the state and territorial superintendents in session. , Yesterday the regular conference adjourned and DIRECTORS MEET FEB.l On Feb. 1 the Increased wages will begin to be reflected In the earnings of the United States Steel corporation. .The Increase means approximately $1,- . 00,000 per month. The directors will meet next Thursday to act on the dividend and pass on the final quarter of 1912. The net earnings for the fourth quarter of last year are estimated at $35,000,000. which will enable the corporation to show a surplus of approximately $5,000,000. ' , YOUNG GIRL LEADS GANG OF BANDITS Ida Leljcfcta. Ida Leighton. a 19-year-old girl of Lynn, Mans., la believed by the police to be the leader of a gang of young bandits who hav Btolen thousands of dollars worth of goods from the summer residences of wealthy Boston people at Marblehea-3 and Swampscott, near Boston. After her arrest a few days ago $1,500 worth of stolen articles wers taken from her room. Other members of the gang, moat . of whom are under age, a-r under arrest. One Is held In $2,000 bonds, charge! with violation of tha Mann biu aiavery act in 91X

HIGHLANDS HUMILIATED Something of a mild aemaatloa was created yesterday morulas; at the convention of the Iatltana Retail Merchants' association at Fort AVayne whea President II. H. Highlands of Gary, Ind., explained why he has not been particularly active in his of flea during the paat eight month. President Highlands declared that It man due to the clrpnmalancea surrounding hla election as president J)bc year ago, and which he did not learn of until some time afterward. President Highlands nai not a delegate to last year's convention and wan elected after he had de. dared that be would not permit his name to go before the convention. He was elected after several others had refused the position. These circumstances, Mr. Highlands declared, humiliated him greatly.

establishment of a number of new local associations. The 200 delegates were guest, last evening at a banquet, tendered them in ;th Anthony Hotel by the Fort Wayne Retail Merchants Association. C. M. Mills, president of the local association, presided as toastmaster, and addresses were delivered by Postmaster R. J. Manna, Judge John Weggmann. W. M. Shambaugh, Dr. Eric CruH, C H. Worden and City Attorney Harry G. J Hogan. . . " the directors went into session with Dr. Woodrow of Washington, T. C, president, as the presiding officer. Appropriate Qaartejr of Million. The directors last night made their annual appropriations, ag follows: For the Knglish-speaking missionary field , $1S5,000 For the ' foreign-speaking missionary field 40,000 General expenses ............ 48,500 Reserved for contingent expenses 6,000 Total $248,500 Field reports wer received from the state and territorial officers yesterday. Of the appropriations made the sum of $6,500 is available for Indiana misCContlnued on Pag 6.) S001T0 START A NEW LINE With the completion of the construction on. the Gary-Indiana Harbor division of the ' East Chicago Railways company, the " parent corporation, the New York-Chicago Air line will on February 1 start the construction of its Laporte-Fort Wayne division. A Trana-State Line. - Competion of the Indiana Harbor extension, which' will be. followed by Chicago connections, and, the building of the Fort Wayne branch will give the air line' a trans-Indiana traction line, the only one of its kind in the state. The air line now operates from Laporte to Hammond via Gary. It oper-. ates from Laporte to South Bend over teased tracks. It Is expected that the opening of the Hammond-Fort Wayne line -will result In placing fast limited s trains in operation. The Laporte east-j ward extension will parallel the Lake Erie and Western to riymouth and; from that Point it will parallel the t, , . ,, " , . ... Pennsylvania lines into Fort Wayne. . , . , ,, ... . Superintendent Hamilton of the con - ai -,i . - . struction crew will have charge of the a . , HOPE FOR HIS i HECOVERY (Special to The Times.) T . T . frr,m vi,i.i t-.aa k.1(i i nu. cago, where Mayor H. H. Wheeler was operated upon Tuesday, says that Mr. Wheeler, although a very sick man. Is ! doing as well as could be expected considering the srrious and critical nature of the operation performed. The! attending- pnysicians are much encouraged over his condition and predict his early recovery. WHT - ARE TOO NOT A TIMES READER?

BAR TAKES UP MOOTED

QOESTIOI

Meeting of Lake County Bar Association Called for Monday; Subject Will Be Discussed from Many Different Angles. A meeting of the Lake County Bar Association is called for next Monday morning after the motion hour for a discussion of the proposed bill In the legislature, to make Lake and Porter counties separate Judicial circuits. All the lawyers in the county aje united on the proposition that the thirty-first judicial circuit should be divided, and Porter county has taken the initiative with a bill to oring this about. A law to this effect would permit Judge W. C. McMahan to spend all of his time at Crown Point. But as far as the Lake County Bar Association is concerned there will be another question, which. Is raised by Gary's demands for a court. The Gary lawyers are organized among themselves and they are in hopes that the new division would provide a court for Gary to be presided over by Judge Kopelke of the Superior Court Room No. 3. Vnder the present arrangement Judge Kopelke spends half of his time In Hammond, and the balance In Crown Point, occupying the circuit room during Judge McMahan's session in Valparaiso, but sitting as a superior court Judge. Should the circuit court at Crown Point become continuous. Judge Kopelke would either have to sit continuously in Hammond, or as Gary hopes, he-could spend the time he now sits at Crown Point In Gary. On this question the meeting next Monday will be an Important one. CHASSIS OF BUD f.U Tfl DISAPPEARS Thomas Flyer Company, Owners, Now Ask Who Stole It? Who stole the chassis of the mysteri ous automobile which was partially destroyed by fire on the road between I Stallbaum's corner and the Little Calu- ; met river some time Sunday night? ' This is what the Thomas' Flyer Automobile company of Chicago, who it developes are the owners, -and the Hammond police are endeavoring to find out today and In their effort to do so are making a wide search for the machine. Sunday nightthe body of the car was totally destroyed by fire, following an explosion in the gasoline tank. The machine was disabled by the intense heat and was left standing by the roadside near Stalbaum's corner. Yesterday afternoon A, J. Waite came out from Chicago with several men and an automobile truck, with which they . Intended to take the machine bak to th Thomas flyer factory. But lo! upon arriving at the scene of the accident no machine was to be found and all there was left to tell the tale was a large piece of tin. Upon investigation they lpaj-ned from a farmer that the machine had been taken to Hammond early in the morning. Supposing that the machine belonged to the parties that took it, the farmer did not question them. He did ',hot know the men or whether they lived in Hammond or not. "v The police were notified at once, and today they ,are confronted with another baffling case. YES HURRY UP THAT BILL FELLOWS! Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 23. There was a laugh in the legislature when anr.BAnt.tlva w ( , V, ( ti 1 1 ! r n 1 9 , V a . . , was an emergency clause on Van s TT . Homes anti-annexation bill, prohlblt'i a- . i Ihg one city from annexing another . without its consent. . j mere ceriainiy is, saia van iiorne. "Whyr' lnqulrd Smith. t Because we neea it up mere in iaxa county," said Van Home, "we may find any night that one city Is trying to ! annex another up there." ; t ita .. u a nn n I . i. i , t: ncftvc ui:aiu ail ai'ui n u L 1 1 i things happening up there,' said Speaker Cook. . . , XiipiIlSKl at SpTingS. Word from Hammond's colony at Hot Springs indicates that the weather Is lovely, and that the visitors are having , a grand time. Paul Lininski is the latest Hammond man to arrive on the scene. PUT TOUR TIMES. WANT AD IN THE

BAT NELSON-KING FIGHT, WE MEAN WEDDING, TOOK PLACE THIS AFTERNOON.

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Hegewisch a live town today? Think It wasn't? Tpu shoul have been there at 1:23 this afternoon. Moving pictures, wedding bells; Battling Nelson all dolled up, and last but not leaBt, Miss Fay King, the Denver; Post's nifty

little cartoonist, all there with the smiles, the gladness and the usual wed

ding stuff. "Bat" feels bigger today than after any former ring.-battle. He has wooed the Denver lass for four years. took his suit as a joke at first, but "Bat" hung on and refused to take the sponge. Last November his mar

riage to Miss King was announced by called off. "Bat" got the worst punch Vpnd, Neison. becane amelancholy

tions . H attributed hia- dafeat at.the! hands of Frankie Russell to . this

blow. The Battler, however, "me back," and finally won the hand of hi

charmer. He had -been told by MIbs King

man. He went straight-to Denver and practically kidnaped Miss King while preparations, were feeing made for her wedding to another man. . Nelson and Miss King arrived In Chicago at 7:0Jo'.cldck this morning. Tl tir arrival had been duly chronicled. They took nakfast at a downtown h tel and pro

ceeded to Hegewisch by special train.

mittee were Dr. Frank McDonald, Ben Anderson and Laward Herman. When the couple, and the entourage (Denver Post for bunch) arrived, at Hegewisch there was some clatter. Escorted to the-Nelson homestead, the fieht. no. we

mean the wedding, took place at 1:23 p. Iowa, called time and tied the nuptial corners, "some congratulations" is right. the event and a brass band, why, sure good for Fay. . The honeymoon will be world with his wife. YOUNG FORGER IS SEHTEHCED TO PEN On Request, of . Police and Prosecutor, However, He Is Paroled to Father. Pleading guilty to the charge of forgery, Theodore Cuson. the 19 year old Valparaiso boy was sentenced from 2 to 14 "years, yesterday- afternoon by Judge Reiter in the Superior court at Hammond. On the' request of the police ' and Prosecuting Attorney, the court ordered the boy's sentence suspended and paroled the wayward son to his father. I Vnnntr Pnann Tian' 1K'H i . n farm jpear Valparaiso practically all his life i a'hd. several weeks ago came to Ham- ! mond where he found employment with Buland Cavanaugh at 192 State street. Stealing some blank checks from his employers he wrote, a check for $52, forging the name of John . Bower. Tuesday night Cuson tried to cash the worthless" paper In a number of Hammond business houses and on suspicion was arrested by Officer Fandrei. - He made a full confession to the police. Upon investigation Cuson's record, it was learned that he was the son of a respected farmer near Valparaiso. He had never been In any trouble before ana pieaaea mat lr ne was given a chance he would turn over a new leaf and start life anew. Believing that he i had already been severely punished and had learned a life long lesson the police did not want to send the lad to prison. Last night he went back to the farm. ' . SHOP WORKER ISRUN DOWN Huntington, Ind., Jan. 23. George Sheets. 5, tool dresser, at the Erie shops here, was run down by a freight train in the Erie yards last evening and killed. His body was cut to pieces, the head being found several hundred feet from the body. The tragedy did. not become known until several hours after Its occurrence, when three boys found the head at the side of the track. . .

the family. But-nis.' . 'All Sets were

In all his career. It was all but a wal Danii when Miss Kls;4iclare4 negotla that she was engaged to marry another .Those who headed the reception tim m.,- Rev. W. E. Pearson of Davenport, knot, and when the couple took their A movtng picture concern "filmed" there was a brass band, nothing's too spent In travel and Bat will tour the , HAVE YOU A HOBBY? RIDE IT0N TODAY Hammond Chamber of Commerce Prepared to Consider All Questions. Any member of the Hammond Chamber, of Commerce, who has, any matter that he desires to bring before that body for a general discussion, will have an opportunity of doing so at the meeting of the entire membership next Monday evening. Anything that In any way affects the welfare and the progress of Hammond will be suitable for discission and there should be no dearth of topics on that occasion. One of the principal matters t come up Is the appointment of a nominating committee for officers-. The elec tion will be held in April, thai commit tee having until then to make up a slate. . 4Another subject which is, tifnely Just now owing to a state-wide agitation is the good roads movement. It is probable there will be some discussion along this line. Reports are to be heard from the various committees and -with these and other extemporaneous subjects the meeting should prove a very interesting one. TAGGART FAVORS DIRECT ELECTION TIMES' Bl RE tU . AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 22. nomas Taggart said today that he was unqualifiedly in favor of the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people, and tlyt no friends of his would oppose the proposition. Senator Carleton of Evansville'will Introduce the resolution to ratify the amendment to the federal constitution for the direction election of senators. Stotsenburg introduced a bill to submit to a vote of the people at the 1914 election the question of calling a constitutional convention. If the people vote yes the next legislature shall Issue the call. The inheritance tax bill is a special order for 2 o'clock next Monday afternoon. In the house.

salary boost bill

FOR JUDGES LIKELY

Becker, Reiter, Kopelke and McMahan

Will Get 5,000 Instead of $3,500 If It Passes.

TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 23. Lake County court judges are in the limelight here. They are kicking about the salaries they receive and a bill has been on its way for some time to raise the pay. The bill introduced to permit LaKe County to increase the salaries of ita circuit and superior judges from S3, 500 to $5,000 was recommended for passage. A bill by Representative Carter to pay judges traveling expenses was killed however. VAN HORNS BILL DELAYED. The bill of Representative VanHorne to legalize payments made to members of the county council for attending special sessions was considered In committee but was continued to give THREE MATCHES ARE DECIDED IITBILLIARDS Finals in Hammond Country's Club's Tournament Saturday Night. BILLIARD STANDING. Name. Won. Lost. T. K. Bell 5 0 P. A. Parry ......7 .1 K, rtffta' 6, - 2 H. Sharrr . V? -T. W. 5 Oberlin . .". ..... $- " 3 C. J. Chapln... v'1 1 C. A. Anderson 3 ' Dr. Groman , $' 5 O. Gersbach 2 5 P. Gauthier 1 R. Mott 1 ' FOOL STANDING. Name. Won. Lost V. C. Crawford 10 0 L. Knoezer y. ''' 2 D. Emery ...S 1 Otto Knoezer 5 S F. C. Ryan ....5 3 Walter Conkey '..4 3 C. Scott, 3 2 W. B. Conkey ............ .3 4 W. D. Webb........ 2 . s 4 George Locklln 2 ' 6 P. Gauthier 1 Richard Wlnckler ...1 1 L. Cox .............0 2 C. A. Anderson...... 0 "3 T. W. Oberlfn. . .". 0 4 Tkrej billiard games were played last !nigtlnihe Hammond Country club's- tournament, but there were no pool matches. P. A. Parry 50) defeated Jlobftrt Mott (86) by a score of 50 to 46 and Dr. H. C. Groman 85) by a score of 50 to 69. C. A. Anderson (85) defeated Otto Gersbach (60) by a score of 85 to 3. Anderson was in fine fettle last night and clicked the ivories in professional style. The "decisive gamaof the billiard tourney will be played on Saturday night, and there Is much Interest In the outcome. Dr. T. E. Bell fifthe only player, who has been undefeated, and he has a clean string of five games to'hls credit. The contests for second and third places in the pool tourney -will also be decided on Saturday. WELL KNOWN FARMER DIES OF OLD AGE Pe'ter Biesboer of Near Highlands Passes Away; Was Old Settler. Peter Biesboer, one of Lake county's early settlers and a respected oltlzen, died at the family residence on 'Ridge road, east of Highlands, yesterdatfiif ternoon. at 2 o'clock, following a lingering illness extending over a perjbdof seven months." Death was due to old age. . ' There will be services at.. the family residence Saturday, afternoo-n at 1 o'clock. The renfains will'then be tak en to the Holland church tBIghlana where servlces will be held at 2 o'clock. Interment wilt be made at the Highland cemetery. t ' k . ' Mr. Biesboer was 77 years old. 'and ws one of Ridge road's oldest settlers. He Is well known throughout, the .county, and has one of the finest farads"! in this ?viclnity. He is survived by three sona end one daughter.

some persons a chance to be heard All members of tK committee except Van Home appeared to be against the' bilL Under the present law members-of the county council receive a salary' of $10 a-year and nothing Is allowed for attending special" or extra sessions , of the council. "Some counties, especially Lake county, has paid-several hundred dollars to .members or1 the county coun cil for extra' attendance, and this-will-have to be' repaid by the councilman unless the payments are legalized,. and this is what VanHorne's bill propose to do. " - ' - -. t POT HUNTERS HAPPY. p Another good bill of vital Interest to Lake county sportsmen was killed. . Representative Fltzer introduced a bill which would prohibit, the hunting of water fowl lrr a motor boat, and tha committee killed the bill. It was pointed out to the committee that .the bill would prevent nearly all duck shoot(Contlaued on Page .)

GAS METER THIEF : STILL AT LARGE Identity of Man Who Robbed Mrs. Tate a Mystery. No clews' have been' learned 'of the unknown man who entered the Queen City restaurant about 11 o'clock Saturday, evening, and after drinking a. cup of coffee, threatened the life of Mrs. Tate the proprietor and made hts tret away with nearly J5.00 in quarters which he stole from a gas meter. When the. stranger first - came into tlio restaurant, "he asked -"for a cup of coffee. Out of sympathy. Mrs. -Tate gave It to him and after enjoying-her hospitality the man, got up 'from the table and demanded that, ehe g-et him a hatchet. Receiving tt" the tanger irt nt Intft the' ftitchum "where chop-' ped ff -thegasi met !?' VP ruing" irs, Tate, that if she called Tor help he would kill her, Hhc man made his get away out of the- 'rear door'. . :' . Fearing that she. might be; killed, Mrs. Tate was afraid to make an outtry and was overcome by escaping gas. Her little daughter was In, the restaurant at the time and seeing her mother fall between the table ran out of tha front door and called for help. Mrs. Tate was attended by Dr. White and recovered in a short time. The stranger is thought' to have had an accomplice on5 the outside. COME TO GARY FOR SCHOOL IDEAS Trustee L. . W. Stevens ef Porter township and -Wallace Rigg and A. J. Worstell of the township advisory board went to, Gary today to look over plans of school houses to be shown them by C E.' Kendrlck.v.an architect of that place. The vmen are preparing to build a new high school building at Boone Grove. Valparaiso Vldette. v1'. SEES NEW BORGIA TURNING TO SAINT - Conateas Maria Taraowaky. Countess Maria Tarnowsky, guilty of crimes that wouW put the Borglas to shame and now serving out a lit sentence In an Italian dungeon, is really a good woman, according to theheadof the famous gynaeclan ,tllnfo of the University of Genoa, Italy. - who is now giving her treatments. He says that a Blight surgical operation after the Mrv't of th p 6unta' first child would have caved the world a noted criminal. Countess Tarnowsky, the Irish wife of a Russian count, was once regarded as the most beautiful woman -A 1V Europe. If the treatments) 118" Wig-given by the Italian surgeon prove successful, an attempt Will be taenia to oesura tier, rajeafifc

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