Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 52, Hammond, Lake County, 25 January 1913 — Page 1

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Introduces Amendment Providing For Non-Reelection Of Gary Officials in 2nd Class Bill'

TIMES BtREAl, . AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., ,Jan. 25. Another case of starting something that you cannot stop has come to light in the Legislature, and Mayor Tom

Knotts, of Gary, and his followers are about to become the victims of their own joke. , ! When the legislature opened this year Knotts came to town with a bill to advance Gary from a fourth class city to a second class city. He said that Gary was entitled to this ad

vancement because it has outgrown the fourth class and that it could

only go ahead and make progress if

placed in the list of secofcd class cities. ' DID SOME H ARD ROOTING.

Not only did Mayor Knotts come to

town for this purpose, but he brought

with him about sixty members of the Gary Democratic Marching Club to boost for the bill. Gary was bound and

determined to be promoted, and her hardest rooters came here for that

purpose. ' -

If the .bill, as prepared by Mayor Knotts, were to, become a law. It would

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WHERE MAY THIS MAN BE FOUND?

Hammond and vicinity constitute

the., scene ,f a wide search, which Is being made for." Joseph Sutter a well known ScherervSne citizen who mysteriously disappeared from his home two weeks ago and has not been seen o rheard of since. Sutter Is a married

man with, a family. 54 years old, a painter by trade. Early tn November he left his home at Scherervine, Ind., J. and although a search has -been made not the slightest clew to his whereabouts has been found. It is feared that he either met with an accident or foul play.-.t . , '. t ., , . '. ,

Ir?ect- Signal QyzU "."h'm.ii'-' 3 st gen rand ? t he - p

polled . om-

mlasioners Kuule-.a short junket o Chleaso .Height yesterday '.' afternoon where they; made-an Inspection of the new police signal system which. ' baa lately been installed in that city. For th benefit of the Hammond officials

several alarms wre turned In and the

system was found perfect in every de tail.

The Chicago Heights system is the same that will probably be installed in

Hamraond in the near future. It is known as the Ganewill' system-and is

manufactured in New fork City.

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AUTO TRUCK STRUCK

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Hammond Men in Machine

Narrowly Escape Death in Accident.

Emery Glden of the Golden Bros.

Storage . company and Edward - Fobs of

Jlampnd -. Aad'i a' .miraculous' escape

from v instant I. de Uh, last Wednesd s r

morning when" an-, auto '--deltvezs trucJc

. which, iihey ! w r ridhrm; was. atrtick

and srnaajied to sralthereens by a South

Shore interurban train, ; The .accident

occurred ' at; the Cameron street cross

ing at 10:30 o'clock . Wednesday morn

ing. Foot receiving some severe bruises

on his side, : while Golden escaped

without a scratch. :

The machine was being used -for the

distribution of Sears-Roebuck's cata

logues and was driven by Foss. As

they came,' south on Cameron atreet

Foss slowed-up the machine to look for approaching -cars.-- Both-men say they looked east, but failed to notice an

east-bound car which unwarnlngly bore down upon them.

It was useless Foss thought to at-,

tempt to cross the tracks, so he endeavored to bring the machine to a standstill. The Interurban train struck

the front of the auto truck, carrying

it down the tracks with its two occu

pants, nearly 200 feet. By this time

the motorman had applied the emerg

ency brakes, bringing his 4rain to a stop. . v

The motorman and passengers on the car state that it was a miracle

that both men escaped more serious

injury, and. today Messrs. Golden and

Koss are considering themselves lucky

that they are able to be up - and around. . The auto truck was damaged to an extent of $300 or $400.

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Is the Inaugural parade to

outdone? Is a Question that the Wilson Inauguration committee Is anxiously asking these ' days, for th preparations for the great suffrage pageant in Washington on March 3 are most elaborate. According to present expectations. fully 15.000 women will be In line. Among those most actively engaged In the work of

maturing the suffrage .plans are Miss i Helen Gardener, .the Washington Alice Paul, in charpe of the woman's authoress; Mrs. Glenna Smith Tlnnen, headquarters in Washington; Mrs. I authoress, and Mrs. Oenevlev Stone.

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of Robbery in Which Guns and Masks Figure, According to Story Told Police by Clerk.

BLAZE THE WAY FOR TRACKJIVATIOfl Carter Hopes Soon to Introduce Bill Providing for This Step.

order. to talx the :way for "track

. tHII be mada.in. the get a bill through tiie

certain , class cities,

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elevation an f if-i

HAS ROHDE SOME

MEW GOLF SECRET?

Hammond Politician Takes

to Golf Like Duck Does '. to Water.

Mr. and Mrs. SI. K. Coviogton. Marcus E. Covington, wealthy plnaapple grower of ian Francisco ai UodoIuiu. lived more than 30 years of his life without ever having bton tip against a real romance. A few months ago. however, he took a trip to Pensacola. Florida, and ttwre ran smack Into romance in the form of Miss M. E. Covington. They met under rather trying circumstances, each having received and opened mall intended for the other. Each promptly apologized, however, and fell la love. They have Just corseted a happy and extensive weddlDg trip.

Has John I Rohde, one of Hammond's leading politicians and a probable candidate for mayor, discovered a secret of golf possessed by no one else? His friends thirk so and it seems so. ' Mr. Rohde has madexthe rounds of the Hammoun Country club links In 46, which, considering the fact that he never had a stick in his hands until

last. September, Is remarkable. His record stands untouched by any Hammond player, young or old. With possibly one or" two exceptions. The fact that he has picked out his own game and has had no coaching makes his work at golf all the more

remarkable, and it . is predicted that next year will see him playing below 0. Mr. Rohde says he will be satisfied with nothing but bogey and intends to make that his ambition next, summer. A round of the links with him fails to reveal his secret for fighting the little rubber pillet. He uses but three clubs, has a sharp eyp, the steadiest of nerves and is. very accurate in his sense of distancing in approach. He has absolutely no golf form, but he gets the holes. . The La Vendor cigar Is a home prod' uct. Nona better. Adv. .

At the point of revolvers three masked men' held up Brusel Bros. grocery at 348 Hohman street, Hammond, early last evening. Driving the only clerk in the place, back Into the icebox, they helped themselves to what change there was lying around loose, which amounted to about $10 and made their escape. The money was outside the cash register, op the clerk had been

checking up the day's accounts, and was surprisd while in this act. ' The men did not attempt to open the cash register, and the money in this was left intact. Such is the- story told the police of Central station by Albert Zarndt, who

is-employed as driver and clerk for Brusel Bros. Zarndt was alone In the store at 7 o'clock. While busy counting the cash three masked men entered, he says. One, whb seemed to be the leader, leveled-his revolver' at Zarndt and commanded -him to ' face the wall. Obeying this command, the clerk was" then forced to enler the Icebox. While held prisoner in this cold depository, one of the men trio picked up what money was lying on the" marble slab, which had been' left by Zarndt when told to throw up his hands. After the trio left the store Zarndt came out from the icebox and Immediatelynotified the 'police. A close

search was made, but no trace of the holdups were found. What may be a clue have, been found and the police hope to clear up the mystery in the near future. The police regard as a peculiar circumstance in the holdup the fact that the men did not attempt to open the cash register. It may develop that the work was done by home talent.

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legislature giving

Scene ' irjclrjdil,S "ammoad the rjght to make

mis uemiinu, John 1 Rohde, president of the board of public works, - returned from the state capital,, yesterday, where he had been in conference with the Lake county representatives on a proposed bill, and Barney Carter hopes to have it ready in a week or two for Introduction. . Undoubtedy much pressure will be brought. to defeat a bill of this na'ture.

but should it be enacted into a law it would . provide Hammond with a means by which it could take one of the most progressive steps in the city's history..

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Found Murdered and Bandit's Victim Also Passes Away in Hospital

Development of Two ITew

Cases of Smallpox Causes j Mayor Schlieker to Ar-

range for Temporary Pest House in East Chicago.

A crime wave that swept over Gary I

during the night marked the worst criminal night In the city's history. Three lost their lives at the hands of

assassins and a 16-year-old girl was taken from her home by four foreign

ers, who broke into- the house at mid

night while the parents were away, while a" towerman was shot at and

wounded. , '

One Of the victims, a colored woman.

was found muraerea in neroome, a.

second victim, a foreigner was found

dead in a pool of blood in a South Jef

ferson street alley and the third victim, the father of six children, died aftei

i had tieen hot down by two armed

bandits in Tolleston.

THESE ARB THE! DEAD.

ADDIE E. FAIR, 49 years old, found, with her skull crushed ir the kitchen

of her home at 2433 Connecticut

street shortly . after 11 o'clock last night. The body was discovered by her son. August Fair. . PETER JURAS, 65 years old, died at the Mercy hospital at 5;30 a. m. this morning; Juras was shot Thursday i niffht ! by - bandits; after nhey had robbed him. - ; '.-!-. ADAM LUGKIKR, SO years old, found

- . dead la pool oi.ojooo. in iiey.

Jefferson street, at midnight -,-last

. night. . :' . ' BUSraCTS .ARB ARRESTED.

'Immediately "Upon the i discovery of the Falwomanlmurttfter: P?"5? threw out a drag net and rounded up

a big bunch of negt-o suspects. - At 9:30 o'clock this morning Detec

CRIMES IN GARY OVER NIGHT Addle Fair murdered la krr bone. Peter Jnraa shot down by bandits paaare away In Merer hospital. Adam I,omler found dead la pool of blood la rear of 1237 Jefferaoa street. Four Servians break Into house at 2140 Adama atret while father and mother were away and kidnap 18-year-old daughter. D. F. Cnlllaon, towennaa on the Pennsylvania, shot at by . unknown persona and wounded.

tive Sergeant McElfresh arrested Andy Bailey, 34 years old, at Thirteenth avenue and Connecticut street. Bailey Is charged with the murder of Mrs. Fair. He declines to talk.

ARRESTS IN LVGS1ER MURDER. Immediately upon, the ilnd.ng ot Lugnler'a body in a pool of blood in the rear-of his boarding house at 1237 Jefferson street, the police raided , the lodging house" and arrested .every. Inmate in It. The .men- protested Innocence, claiming that Xugnier must have come to his death through a faU despite the ten-talWft,ahoutthls

and-head. sJ -s 'r7'.'Mr, r7" - -"The follwlng"-ruenr-fwera arrested : Evan Hohich,- Vasif Bafaclesca; Evan Baraclesca,Fred Lipbtonj-' Sava'-Berno-his'ch,: -Gregory BeradlihclC-Frahk 'MotusaiMike ErJcskl, JPaul JtonMike Hood and Chariea Skoovich. (Continued osT Page 7 "

"Slotters" Must Go. Slot machines 'of all descriptions must be turned to the wall according to Chief of Police Peter Austgen of Ham

mond who will rigidly enforce the cityordinance prohibiting: all slot machines ,

and gambling devices. ' Some months ago the police issued the same warning, but seemingly little heed was taken as a number of vending and slot machines have continued running. Today the gambling devices were removed again and the police are in hopes that thoy will have, no further trouble.'

U. S. SENATOR - FROM IDAHO

GARY LAYS IT ON THE HUB TEAM (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 25. ary won over Crown Point last eveprtg at the high school gymnasium by a score of 32 to 20, In one of the best played

games seen here this season. The vie- t

tory for Gary last night makes their second one over Crown Point this season and practically clinches the championship of the county for the steel city school. ' Both teams played an excellent game and fought every inch of the contest. Crown Point realizing the necessity of a . victory to retain their grip on the county championship rose. The locals, however, have no excuse to offer and claim the Gary lads won out fair and suare and are entitled to the county championship as far as the Hub. team is concerned. . . . .

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East Chicago has taken the Initiative

j among the cities of the Calumet region, in the matter of establishing an isolation hospital. The development of two

more cases of small-pox was responsible tor this action, and as soon as the hospital" can be gotten In readiness, which will likely be today, the patients will be removed to it. The two new cases are those of Mrs. Edward Carlsonand her ten months old son, Charles, of 4406 Olcott avenue. They were reported yesterday.

As soon as Mayor Schlieker heard of) them he opened up negotiations with Highest

one of the railroad companies, xor wnai; Is known as a "hotel car," such as are : provided for railroad crews who are j obliged to put up on their, trains over j

night. Tho "hotel cars" are equipped

with a number of bunks, ana are maae as comfortable as possible. la, Well Isolated. The location chosen for the temporary hospital Is on a spur along the

REHEARING OVERRULED BY COURT

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Branch of State;

Judiciary Denies Right to Reopen Famous Hammond

School Injunction Case; Board May Now Build. .

GOOD FORBARNEY. Indianapolis, Ind., .Tan.' 25. Some of the 'members were discussing pending legislation at the Oenison hotel, and some one of them mentioned a certain bill. A lobbyist who had his left foot; on the rail butted in and asked Representative Carter of Lake county what bill they were talking about. ; "Let's see, what committee are you on?" asked Carter, giving the questioner one of those stares he uses when a stranger in Hammond asks him what time the car leaves for Gary. . The lobbyist did not answer.

MAY LOSE JOB FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY

IRVING SCHOOL COMPLETE

James fi.3re.dyz James H. Brady, a former' governor of the state, was elected "United States senator from Idaho for the short term by the legislature at Boise. - - -

iThe addition to the Irving aschool on the north side having been completed,

three rooms will be opened next Mon- - dav, with the beginning of the second

semester. One additional room will also be opened in the Wallace school building. The Irving school as it stands today

is a most modern type of grade build

ing. The new addition has added more than half the amount of room that it now has.

The building has a total of sixteen

recitation rooms, an auditorium seating 500 persons, while three rooms in the basement give ample space for training in industrial work and domestic science. That the building is completely equipped is shown by the fact , thaf shower baths Wre Installed for. both the boys and the girls. The new addition was built by Contractor Pearson at a cost of approximately 30,000.'

Hammond's famous Injunction school

case is ended. Insofar as the courts of Indiana are concerned. Whether Caldwell & Drake, the defeated contractors, will find an avenue by which they can take It into the United States supreme court remains to be seen. If the case does go to the supreme court It will pend for another two years. It is practically two years old now. Although the Indiana supreme court gave Its decision denying a rehearjng last Tuesday the fact was not learned in Hammond until yesterday, when William J. Whlnery, attorney for the contractors, happened to hear of it while at Crown Point on other matters. Neither he nor Judge John H. Gillett. who appeared for the citizens' committee, had any official word from the clerk of the supreme court as late as this morning. Ia Third Defeat. The denied rehearing is the third defeat that the contractors have suffered.

Special Judge Pattee having ruled

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EPWORTH LEAGUE FIX GATHERING PLACE Realizing that there is a need for a place in Hammond where young people can meet in the evening to enjoy themselves, the Epworth League of the First Methodist church last night decided to fit up the basement of the church for a gathering place. ' It is to be first of all a "homey" place where the visitors can play games, write letters, sew etc. It is intended not only for the Methodists but for persons of all denominations. " '" "

Mrs. Helm Dorteh Leagatreet. ' Mrs. Helen Dortch Longstreet, widow of the famous Confederate general, and postmistress at Gainesville. Ga., Is threatened with removal from ofllce by President Taft because of her "pernicious political actvlty." She received her appointment under the Itoosevelt administration and was an ardent supporter of the colonel in his candidacy against President Taft. She was an accredited delegate from Georgia to the Bull Moose convention at Chicago. Tha Tj.niiKHnn. A . w

greeted Mrs. Longstreet'a .with aoDlause,

course