Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 200, Hammond, Lake County, 24 January 1913 — Page 1

LAK VXATI FTH EEMMG EDITION HI TOIUT; SATURDAY FAIR AND COUiElt FAIU: WABMKK. VOL. VII., NO. 200. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back lumbers 1 Cent Copy.)

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S UNJUST Miss Virginia Brooks has answered the critics who have accused her of being a notoriety seeker,. In an address before-the Mothers' Club In the public school building' In West Hammond she asserted -that the criticism emanated from the vce'. element of " Hammond that desires to oust the reform Mayor at the April elections. The your reformer, who has ' been 'living for several weeks at the home of Mrs. John- F. Bass at 743 Lincoln pgkway. Chicago, said she would return to West Hammond and plunge into the Mayoralty campaign and again help defeat the oes of order. "The vice element In West Hammond want to discredit the work of reform and to undermine the settlement work that has been going on in West Hammond for th last two years," said Miss Brooks. "They want to defeat the Mayor for re-election and put their own creatures back into office. But they will fall. I will help that failure by returnig here to aid in the re-election of Mayor K. M. Wosciyzskl, who has given us a clean administration and will do so again. "If I had acquired money for my efforts here I would not have the courage to come back here and face you good women of West Hammond. I am a game fighter, but I am not game enough for that. The real purpose of these notoriety charges against me Is to discredit my work and the work that you mothers have been doing.' v 1 appeal to you not to let that attempt prevail." , TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL ELECTS At the regular meeting of the Lake County Trades and Labor council at Roth's Hall Wednesday, evening: tbe following officers .wr --.elected to (tUMrllUT " the -emsnlhs- ir mnnlhi A largre Hutnbtr of 1m porta k. largre Htitntrf of Important business matters were also transacted: President William Hunt.' ' Vie President R. Jones.. Second Vice President Ed Knight, Third Vice President C. E. Green Treasurer Thomas Harle. Secretary George Casper. Conductor Fred Franks. Sargent-at-Arms 5. "Strauss. " Trustee C. Duell. ' LOCATES IN GARY. f i m II (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 24. H. E. Jones. ex-recorde, will open up an office in the Savage building at Gary as manager for the Lake County Title and Guaranty company, sending the office eulpment there this week. Mr. Jones does not intend to leave Crown Point, but will keep hjs family here at their residence on Court street, making the trip morning and evening on the interurban.

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Dudley FlcM Malone, son-in-law of U. S. Senator O'Gorman of New lork, is mentioned as the probable appointee as secretary to Presidentelect Woodrow Wilson. Mr. Malon. a young lawyer of great promise. Is now an assistant corporation counsel in the city of New York He took an active part In ths Democratic na tional campaign last year.

ASK $150,000 in TWO DAMAGE SUITS Town of Griffith Defendant to Actions on Account of Turner Road.

In two damage suits filed this morning by the law firm of Bomberger, Sawyer & Curtis, the town of Griffith is made the defendant in a damage suit' to the extent of $150,000, the suit growing out of the town's action to open Turner boulevard. Susan Clough. one: of the plaintiffs through whoso property the proposed highway is to. run, claims to be damaged to the extent of 100,000 and the E., J. & K. railroad claims half that amount' for having to provide a crossing. "Just how far the contending parties are apart is shown by the fact that the town board allowed the railroad company $50, while jn Mrs. dough's case the board said the benefits equaled the (damages. RETURNS FROM STATE CAPITAL And F. R. Schaaf Bumps Slam Into Billy Blodgett While Dodging Him. K. Richard Schaaf, who has been at Indianapolis for a few days, returned to Hammond last night, and while in the capital trying to stay out of the limelight, ran into Billy Blodgett, who said of him in the Indianapolis News last -night: "There have been many" handsome men, but none better looking and no better fellows here than Dick Schaaf of Hammond. Dick has no particular interest in legislation.but just dropped in to see what was going on. Mr. Schaaf is about to organize a big trust company in the , Calumet region, but that fact I has. nothing, to do with his visit to Indianapolis, or at least to the legislature, at this time. PASSES WITH t ' AMENDMENT TIMES' BI REAF . " 1 " - '' ATTHE STATE CAPITAL Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 24. The senate, today passed 'the bill to elevate Gary to a second class city, but amended the bill so as to make the present city officials Ineligible for re-election at tbe next city election: The bill now goes to the house. The house killed the Van Home bill which proposed to pay the .members of the county council $10 a day for attending extra sessions of the council. Representative. Judmlns. the only bull moose member of the house,- introduced a bill to re-act the 1908 county local option law. Senator Yarllng introduced a bill to head off the road legislation,, it provides that the governor shall appoint a commission to Investigate the road conditions and legislation and report to the 1915 legislature. The senate passed a, bill to increase the pay .--of grand and petit Jurors from $2 to $2.50 a day. , Halnc.

DEWiAi FOR MACHINERY IS GROWING

So large has become the demand for the product of the O. K. Champion Potato Machinery company of Hammond, that the plant is running practically full force summer and winter. One of the pleasing things to the compaay are the results that are coming in from foreign countries. The machinery now goes to every country in which potatoes are a staple crop, big orders having recently gone to Australia and New Zealand. Owing to the fact that the Moline Agricultural Machinery company of Moline has the agency for the western territory of the Champion machinery, the selling force of the local company is greatly enhanced. Seed cutters, planters, sprayers, diggers and sorters ai-e the product of the Champion plant. The. diggers are made in three styles and the planters In two. this system having been adopted to meet the demand of the trade and to compete successfully with the machinery of other companies built for this purpose. CONTRACTOR SMITH HAS NIGEJCOLD BATH Auto Turns Turtle in Merrillville Creek and Two Land in Water. . (Special to Thh Times.) Merrillvllle, Ind., Jan. 24. Sela Smith the Hobart contractor, accompanied by Youn Maloy, were subjected to an involuntary cold bath yesterday in thu Icy waters of the Merrillvllle creek. The two were driving in Smith's machine from Gary to Crown Point awl just as they approached the stream the front wheels of the car skidded off tho bank, and describing a perfect semicircle In the air, the machine turned turtle and landed In the- bed of t Otree' felt deep, .but the occupants of the car found this decidedly Inconvenient, and it was with some difficulty that they crawled out -from under' the auto and made their way to dry land. Then they started on a search' for dry clothing which they procured after a short while and proceeded on their way. The machine was but slightly damaged and Mr. Smith and Maloy were . unharmed. OLD RESIDENT OF LANSING DEAD D. Schultz Dies After Living 40 Years in 111. Town. (Special to The Times.) Lansing, 111., Jan. 2. Dietrich Schultz, a resident of Lansing. 111., for th past forty years and possessed of a wide acquaintance, died at the family residence at 4 o'clock this morning following a lingering illness extending ove ra period of several months. Death was due to old age. The funeral will be held from the family residence Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The remains will then be taken to the Oak Glenn church, where services will occur at 2 o'clock. Interment "will be at the Oak Glenn cemetery. ' Mr. Schultz was 74 years old and one of Lansing's oldest residents. He was employed at the LanSing brick yards and was a member of the brickmakers' union. Besides a wife he is survived by three children, Fred and Louis Schultz of Lansing, and Mrs. George Schnurr of West Hammond. AUSTGEN IS BUSY ON SIGNAL SYSTEM In preparation for the new electric police signal system which is to be installed in Hammond, Chief Peter Austgfn has been busily engaged during trie past week securing a diagram as to the location of the various patrol boxes. One of "two systems, the Gamewell of New York and Signal 'Phone of Milwaukee, will be selected by the police commissioners in the near future, with the expectation that it will be install! and ready for use by the 1st of June. There is but little difference between the two systems. boh having been used with much success in various cities. The Gamewell ' system Is now being demonstrated at the Central station.- Through -the efforts of Chief vistgen an appropriation of $5,000 was made for its installation several months ago." BILLIARD AND POOL TOURNEY For the first .time since the Hammond Country club's billiard and pool tournament began two weeks ago, there were no match games played last night, but the .final contest In both events will be completed tomorrow night. The shuffleboard handicap tournament will also be advanced by a number of games.' s. SUBSCRIBE FOB THE TiafKm.

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Three Robberies Last Night's RecordPeter Juras Shot While Battling With Highwayman

Three robberies occurred in Gary last night, one of the victims being shot down and may die "as a result of his battle with the bandits. Bridge Worker Shut. Peter -Jurats of Tolleston,' an employe of the American Bridge Co.. was held up by. two .highwaymen at "the St. John street crossing of the Michigan Central railroad.;. Jaras put up a strong, resistance against the tobbers, and they shot , him through the right lung. Taking $23.20 from.the wounded man, the bandits made, their get away. Juras was found later by people who heard hls groans. He was- removed to the Mercy hospital, where the surgeons PLEAD GUILTY TO PETIT LARCENY j Toney Burawski and 'Arthur Hunt ington Mitchell, two young men who came in conflict with the Fast Chicago authorities, were arraigned,' the former before Judge Reiter yesterday afternoon and . Mitchell before Judge Becker this morning. Both pleaded guilty to the charge of petit lsirceny. Burawski's sentence was suspended , because he had been in jail since Dec. 5 and because his relatives took him back to Chicago. Mitchell received a jail Sentence of forty days, a fine of $5 and was disfranchised for five years. Order Street Light. At the meeting of the board of public works this morning the city elerk was instructed to request the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Light Co. to erect a street light at the intersection of One Hundred and Fiftieth street and Pine street. The bond of William Granger as an electrical contractor was accepted.

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JIonzyxoon' other message of good cheer. Pretty busy day for the Battler and his new sparring partner and ye gods. Manager Robinson never put in such a busy day In his life press-agenting. As soon as the couple arrived In Chicago from Denver they fell into a taxi, made a flying shopping trip, which included purchases from mink hats to marriage licenses and a ready-made wedding gown, took a train, to-Hegewisch, I1L "Battling Nelson's, homewere married, had a wedding' breakfast, a charivari and "left the fighter's ands of people cheerins and - a shower rof rice and old tihoes deluging them." At 4 o'clock another breakfast follow(Continued on Pag S.) Of HAY DIE have little hope of saving his life. ' , - Klftk - Avenne Holdup. James P. Hagen was arraigned . in police court this morning on the charge of attempting to hlod up John Carlson at Fifth avenue and Delaware street last night.. ' . Carlson, who is an E., J. & E. employe, lives in the company's box car dormitories at Fourth avenue and Delaware street. Hagen'S case-was continued. Housebreaking Reported. ? F. J. Bannix, 436 Adams street, reported, to. the. Gary police - that sneak thieves entered his home and stole valuable goods. MRS. CALDWELL IS " BACK FROM FUNERAL Mrs. Richard Caldwell, - 33 Russell street, returned from Thorntown, Ind., yesterday, where she attended the funeral of her father. William Hooper. Services were held at the family resl dence Wednesday afternoon" and Jntejrment was- af yie Thorntown cemetery.- - f -" . .1' - - - Mr. Hooper was 75 years old, and is well known in Hammond, where .he spent six months Jast winter, visiting his daughter. He has been ill for some time and passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. Cloaser of Thorntown.. Ind. .. He was a retired Baptist minister and is survived by four sons and three daughters. Does Not Support Wife. On the charge of non-support preferred by his wife, Leroy Wood of Hammond, 'was arrested at East Hammond yesterday afternoon by Special Officer Hartman of the Standard police. This is Wood's second offense, having been arrested and fined on the same charge nearly a year ago. This morning Wood was given a preliminary hearing before City Judge Barnett and bound over to the superior court. SUBSCRIBE FOR. THE TIMES. .

SMALL POX SCARE REVIVES ISOLATION HOSPITAL TALK

The need of an isolation hospital for Lake county Is again forcibly emphasized by the presence of two or more cases of smallpox, one in Whiting and one in Stieglitz Park. The physicians of Lake county are agreed that it is about time the county conimissioners are giving serious consideration to the building of a public .institution in which those afflicted with contagious diseases can be housed and cared for. A patient sick with a contagious disease has no need as a rule for an isolation hospital as long as he can be cared for in his own home, but It is different with the singrle man or woman who. have no established home to go to when they are taken down with STATE SUPERVISION OF WASH APPROVED Dr. Hurty Commends Attitude of Chamber of Commerce. J. D. Brusel, secretary of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, today received a letter from Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary 6f the Indiana state board of health, commending the local organization for the stand it has taken with reference to state supervision for sewage disposal. Dr. Hurty approved of the Commerce Chamber's recommendation for a state board and engineer who are to give assistance to the various cities and districts having sewage disposal prob-i lems on their hands. He said he had spoken to Senator Gavit bout the ; matter. Representative Carter and Van Home are also working irt behalf of the measure, and Dr. Hurtl' says the state board will do all lt.-Asri.to bring about legislation for such a board. - V LOSES FIGHT

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Van Home Opposes " Provision for Advertise- ' ment of Bonds. Indianapolis, -Ind.,-Jan. 24. Representative Van Home of Lake County, one of the four Republicans In the House, bore the brunt of a losing battle against what-was termed a "Joker" in one of the measures passed yesterday morning, and he won a goodly portion of the Democratic majority to. hU side of the controversy. The measure in dispute was H. B. 21, introduced by Representative Perry Davis, to change the law regulating the advertisement of bond sales. " Mr. Van Home opposed one line of the bill, which provides that notices of bond sales -shall appear in a county paper of general circulation "and one paper of general circulation In the state capital." He moved that the bill be recommitted to the committee on Judiciaj-y A for amendment by striking out the line referring to 'publication in an Indianapolis paper. ' Representative Sands of South Bend opposed the motion, declaring that since Indianapolis was the . financial center of the state. It was right and just that -capitalists here should have the opportunity of hearing of bond sales through local papers.Then why not go into the market of the world?" cried Mr. VanHome. "Why not advertise In the Chicago and New York papers? 1 belteye bond holders can make it a point to get in touch with papers throughout the state." On the motion to recommit, the House, by vlve voce vote, ( refused to uphold VanHome. f . . The bill passed by a vote of 6S to 301 two members being absent. CARTER POLICE BILLADVANCES TIMES BIREAV, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind.; Jan. 25. Barney Carter's mini mutrj- salary -bill for police officers and patrolmen in cities of less than-. 10,000 population will be reported favorably. The bill fixes a minimum salary of $900 for superintendents, $700 for captains, $600 for sergeants, and $500 for patrolmen and permits the city to gran as high a salary" to each as it deems fit. H. E. MARKLEY CASE STILL HANGS FIRE The case of Henry E. Markley, who iwas arrested Wednesday afternoon by the West Hammond police on serious charges preferred by a young West Hammond girl, came up for trial before Judge Green yesterday afternoon. Unable to hear all the evidence, the case was continued until today, when it will come to a close. Prosecuting Attorney Murphy will represent the state, while Attorney J. K. Stinson will plead for the defendant.

Smallpox Reported. , A case of smallpox is reported in Clary's foreign quarter. . .The case. 'in question is said to be at Twenty-third avenue and Massachusetts street.

a contagious disease. The regular hospitals to protect their patients. ar compelled' to' refuse admission to this class. Only 20 Per Cent Vaccinated. ; Dr. W. D. Weis, president of , the. Lake County Medical society. In discussing the -need for an' isolation hospital, said that he would favor'. county institution rather than - one (Continued on Page 4.) -. 1 OfTCOHMITTEE R. R. Gillis One of Authors of Changes Wanted in Dental Bill. Dr. R. R. Gillis of Hammond is s member of the State Dental association's legislative committee which has introduced a till in the legislature to make the following chans8 in the present dental law. It would eliminate" any on who Is not a graduate of & recognized dental ' college from applying for examination before the board. jt provides for an annual registra tion for dentists. it would permit dentists to have their prescriptions filled by druggists. It would exempt dentists from Jury; duty. It also gives a new definition of dentistry and provides a code under which the state board of dental examination is to act In refusing or revoking licenses. ." ' ifh mi mi in p Central Railway Signal Plant Buys Five Acres for $6,000. The Central Railway Signal company has acquired four acres of Ham. mond land at a purchase price of $6, 000. according to a deed on file in Recorder Johnson's office at Crown Point. Located just northwest of the Standard Steel Car works, the property is In a stratgetic Industrial position. Myron A. , Meyers and Willlam S. Oppenhelm, trustees, have sold the property to the signal company. It is located in sections 31 and 6. TO FIGHT DIVORCE SUIT OF HUSBAND wwistMgsar"'- . ' ' " ' v f i i 11 1. . . Jlrm. Mary Blair Drekaw. "' New York, Jan. 24. Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw, wealthy society woman and formerly of New York and Newport, has returned from Europe to fight the divorce suit which her Wall street husband. W. Gould Brokaw, has started. Three years ago Mrs. Brokaw won her suit for separation and $15,000 per year alimony. Later she started divorce proceedings, vhlch are still pending, and her husjand met this move with a counter suit which Is soon to be heard. Mrs. Brokaw calls "scandalous" the allegations of her husband, who named in his suit Baron Alexander von Hochwachter, a German army officer, and Maurice Gray. In her action Mrs Brokaw went her husband , one' better.1 however, naming four women. "I will stay here until this divorce case is settled," Mrs. Brokaw his announced. "After the fight Is over and I have won I am going back to England and remain for the greater part of the time.

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