Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 202, Hammond, Lake County, 27 January 1913 — Page 1

COUNTY TIME hi GENERALLY FAIR TODAY AND TUESDAY; COLDER TODAY. V EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers t Casta Copy.) ,VOL. VH NO. 202. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1913.

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(Special to The Times.) Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 27. A new era of industrial

activity and prosperity for Philadelphia, Eddystone and East Chicago is indicated in', the plans of the Baldwin Locomotive works, as outlined to an audience of 200 of the leading men of Chester by Alba B. Johnson, president of the company. He said his company would retain the East Chicago property of the Baldwin works and that the plant would be improved. "The great development of manufacturing in the west and the fact that the center of railroad mileage probably is west of Chicago have made it advisable to establish a branch of this industry at East Chicago,' 'he said. "About a year ago a tract of 370 acres was purchased at East Chicago, and it is hoped a development similar to what has occurred at Eddystone will take place there. "Plans have been prepared for a locomotive works consisting of three units, each capable of turning out ten locomotives per week. As soon as the needs of the country justify it, the plant will be run at capacity."

i Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 27. An. amendment tacked to the Gary cities' and towns bill, which passed the S?n-. ate on Friday and which would make the present officials there ineligible for re-election, brought Mayor Thomas E. Knotts of Gary to Indianapolis post haste last evening and today he will begin a fight to have the bill reamended in the House. Mayor Knotts said at the Denlson Hotel last evening that he intended to go into the fight for the bill in its original form, which stated specifically that the present officers could be re-elected. The bill was drawn for the purpose of making Gary a city of the second class, and, although under the present cities and towns law the officials of DOCTOR ACCUSED IN HEIR MUDDLE Dr. W. w. Praser. Dr. W. v. Fraser, a Caiifornia physician. Is under arrest, charged with falsifying a birth certificate. In 1910 Mrs. Charles Slingsby, wife of a retired Brltnti naval olflcer, gave birth to a stillborn child. Not wishing her hus band to know that her 'child had not lived, she substituted another child that she secured through the assist ance of Dr. Fraser, causing her own to be burned. Dr. Fraser is charged with having made a birth certificate n which Mrs. Slingsby was named as the , mother of the substituted babe.

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TOM ON JOB. TIMES Bl'REAl', AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 27. Mayor T. K. Knotts of Gary reached here yesterday and has bee-n moving; heaven and earth to get the amendment to the Gary second class hill killed Insofar an It keep him from being elected. He Is confident of access. such places are Ineligible for re-election, there was, nevertheless, a specific (Continued on page ST) KROST DOES NOT FAVOR COMPROMISE School Trustee Asked as to His Attitude on Case. "Compromise nothing," was the la conic but nevertheless emphatic reply of John F. Krost, member of the Hammond school board, this morning when asked by a Times reporter whether he would favor a compromise rather than take a chance on having the "school building injunction case go - into the United States court. Mr, Krost, who was the only one of the three school board members who could be reached, said that he was not yet in a position to discuss intelligently what would be done. Inasmuch as the board had no authoritative information as yet on the ruling of the su preme court last weeK denying- a rehearing. If Caldwell & Drake, the defeated contractors, take the case Into the united Mtates supreme court, it may hang fire possibly for two years. Attorney AV. J. Whinery, who repre sents the contractors in the litigation, in speaking of thf case to a Times reporter, said that it was not for him to decide whether he case should go high er or not. In fact, he will not know until his clients decide, and thus , far he has no instructions from them. Mr. Whinery had no. hesitancy in paying that he had found law on which he could base his appeal vto the supreme court of the United States. Arrested for Assault. John Buchak. 493-155th place, West Hammond, was arrested by Officer Elnsele of the Hammond police Saturday afteronon on, a warrant charging assault and battery: The defendant furnished a J200 bond for his appearance before City Judge Barnett Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. George Wilkes will appear as complaining witness, v ' SCH SCRIBE FOK THE TIMES.

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Have you been vaccinated within the past seven years?"If not, get in line. Everybody's doing: it. An epidemic of small pox which has threatened for two or three weeks, is now a condition in South Chicago, the nucleus of an epidemic prevails in East Chicago, and there are scattering cases throughout the Calumet region, making the situation one that should be recognized in Northern Lake county and strenously fought. Kpldrmle Spreads In South Chicago. South Chicago has developed twenty new cases within the past ten days. East Chicago has five cases and Whit ing one. In South Chicago health offi cers have been making the rounds of the big manufacturing plants, ordering the employes vaccinated and thousands have already complied. In East Chicago on the advice of the health de partment the board of education has recommended the vaccination of all school children. Cards were printed this morning and will be distributed among the children this afternoon urging all parents to vaccinate their children and giving them their choice, either to have CContinued on Page 8.) OLD ACTOR IS iii NEW ROLE Tragedian Winter Gives an 'Imitation of Comedienne Miss Spring, Old Man Winter did a pretty fair Job of acting yesterday. He understudied the noted prima donna Miss Spring who is not expected here for two months and from some quarters he met with an enthusiastic reception. The doctors liked him very well but the coal dealers hissed the old man roundly. Officially the temperature . ranged from 36 degrees at 7 a. m. to 64 at 2 o'click, the average for the day being about 42. This was 11 degrees warmer than the mean temperature of Jan. 26 last year. Probably more pedestrians were on the streets yesterday afternoon than on any day since the Christmas season. The outer districts, as well as the downtown streets, were alive with persons out for walks and enjoyment of the sunshine. Children refused to remain indoors and flocked to the streetsand pavements. Pleasure automobile I traffic also showed a noticeable increase. POOL ROOM CRUSADE IS BEARINGr FRUIT The poolorom crusade which was started by Chief Austgen of Hammond several , weeks ago prohibiting the owners of, poolrooms to permit minors to frequent their places Is bearing fruit. Accoding to an investigation that was made all pool room owners are making an effort to keep yourrgboys away and are endeavoring to abide by Chief Austgen's orders. The pool room crusade was started as a result of 'the crime that . existed In Hammond several months ago. " In each instance it developed that the burglary or misdemeanor had been planned In the pool rooms of .Hammond. "Pool rooms have a tendency to make young- boys idle," said Chief Austgen, "and Idleness makes crooks." DEATH OF RESPECTED LADY (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 27. Mrs. Henry Bremer, one of Crown Point's aged r and most respected women, died suddenly at her home on Grant street on Saturday night, the news coming as a shock to her many frlendS in the city. Although Mrs. Bremer had been in poor health for some time her demise was unexpected. She had eaten a hearty supper and was feeling better than for some time. .. She became suddenly ill and expired in her chair before medical assistance arrived. Mrs. Bremer leaves a husband, a large famiLly of sons and daughters and a host of friends to mourn .her loss.. The funeral will be held at the Lutheran church on Wednesday, the interment being at the drown Point cemetery. NOTHING IS OF GREATER IMPORTANCE TO YOU. THAN TO KEEP POSTED ON PASSING EVENTS IN TOUR LOCALITY BY READING THB TIMES EACH . EVENING.

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Miss Gladys Hinckley, one of Wash lngton's" most prominent society girls, who vies with Miss Inez Mllholland o f New York for the honor of being the most beautiful suffraget. will ride lr th e suffrage pageant in Washington on March 4, dressed to represent Joan of Arc. It is announced that she will ride a milk white horse and will be dressed In armor.

ILL CAR PLAIT HAS BAD FIRE

$10,000 Loss Sustained by Northwest Hammond Concern When Flames Destroy Largest Building of Its Factory. The skies of northwest Hammond over the Illinois Car and Manufacturing. company's plant were illuminated last night by a fire of unknown origin. in the bolt factory, entailing a loss of possibly 110,000. j Fire departments Nos. l and 3 responded to an alarm which was sent in from box. No. 15 at Sheffield avenue and Adams The call was recelved at 5:45 o'clock, and It was after 11. o clock when the departments re-; turned to their stations. The factory building, which was the largest of the entire plant, having been 60x200' feet in dimensions, Is a complete wreck, and this morning the company officials were uaable to say to what extent the machinery had been damaged. The building Itself was built of wood frame' and corrugated iron, and an be duplicated for $3,000. The" entire loss is said to be covered by ance.The officials of the company, a number of whom reside in Chicago, having received word of the fire at their homes, came out to Hammond last night and remained on the scene the greater part of the night. - Origin I" a known. No one could account for the origin of the fire. At the office this morning it was said that no information could be given as yet as to the amount of damage or the origin of the fire. . . , . , . , there was poor pressure and that in the . , .x. . . . . , . beginning - the water was thick and , . , . . , , muddy, owing to the dead ends of the water mains near the fire.Chief Dilschnelder said that the wat - er pressure was fairly good, and As - sistant William Nlll said that when the alaftn came Into station No. 4, he stepped to the door and saw that the sky was red then with the reflection from the flames. His company moved to station house No. 1, while the other conrpanies went to the fire. About fifty men are employed in the bolt manufacturing shop and they will be out of work temporarily. In the other shops about 150 men are employed. The plant is located between LaSalle and Clark streets, north of One Hundred and Forty-second street, near the state line. AJtS YOTJ A TIMES READER?

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A MILK WHITE STEED Lonn sharks wre made the target of the Lake County Bar Association this morning when it went on record with a resolution introduced by. Attorney LeGrand T. Meyer that the members would In the future tender their services gratuitously in all cases where impecunolous defendant seeks legal redress. . - , President Dan Moran immediately ! received the names of a number of volunteers and expects to receive more in a day or two, who can be called upon at any- time to give their services free of charge to a poor client The idea is not a new onev-d has been carried out successfully in other cities, and the action of the association is accepted by many members as the first distinct public service that It has rendered the public A step in this direction has been frequently discussed Informally by members of the association and the resolution this morning 'was adopted unanimously. At the meeting this mbrning. Col. Meyer was made, a member of the grievance committee. CITY GORGED , cTffVKTTXCiCf ' Willi OXLJJN hbb DOCtOrS Are On the Run " V"l AT XllXlt and JJciy. Hammond doctors were never so busy In the city's history as they are now. Sickness is so prevalent in town by reason of the unseasonable weather that almost one in every five of the city's population are suffering- with one ailment or another. Colds, whooping cough, bronchitis, pneumonia, sore throat, tonsllttis. scarlet fever, membranesous croup, asthma, la grippe and a score of other more or less serious ailments are making Hammond like a big hospital. Doc tors are on the run night and day and - some 01 tnem are lorrea 10 steep wnen- . ever they can get a spare hour. . T If the present spell of weather con- .. , . , tln" ,there ,s n tel"n how many j t,pidemlcs may 8elze the city " Us j erasp" " LeaVeS IOr SOUth. 'Judge E. P. Ames, 19 Webb street, will leave this evening for Florida, where he wil lmake an extended visit with his sister, Mrs. George Compton, of New Smyrna. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Ames and will not return to Hammond before the latter part of March. During his absence Judge Cheney of East Chicago will have charge of the court in room 400, Hammond building. COUNTRY CXIB. Snekiu or chewing. Big package 5c. McHle-S. Tob. Co. Save the tickets and see oar premla, list Ad v .

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Municipal Election Will See Four

Tickets and Probably Five in The Field

B. CARTER WANTED FOR tVEAYOR

Political developments in Hammond as they relate to the. coming municipal election have brought out some asterisking facts during the past week. Thp major development is that Hammond's democracy is split from stem to stern and that there will be two democratic tickets placed in the field at the November election. PROBABLY FIVE TICKETS. This with the bull moose split in the republican party and another probable republican offshot will put five tickets in the field next November for the Hammond voters to consider. Though the machine democrats in Hammond will laugh at the story that there is to be a , second democratic ticket In the field, the man who laughs last will be the man who knows that the workingmen of Hammond will put the strongest kind of a ticket in the field, and that Representative Barney Cartel will be the candidate for mayor on th new democratic ticket. - - CARTER CALL STIIOXG. ' v ? r Overtures have" been made by the new Iparty Tdera to 'Mr. Carter,: bt 1 he hS-ir -declined" to" "make any- definite answer to them, although he gave them to understand that if the movement-is strong, enough and the call significant he wlR accept the nomination.' That the movement is strong and that the call will be powerful enough to satisfy the most exacting is demonstrated by the fact that leaders of the workingmen's movement iave held a number of significant meetings and in most determined fashion have determined to go the limit. They found a revolutionary spirit that will not be downed or controlled in the ranks of the workers of Hammond. WAGE-EARNER TALKS. One of the leaders, a wage-earner. who has never been known as a politlcian. said today: "The workingmen of Hammond are sick and tired of machine, politics. They are sick and tired of the policy of the administrations past and present. They believe Hammond is a live city and that it FORMER HAMMONDITE DIES JEN CHICAGO W. Harry Caine Succumbs in City Hospital. , W. Harry Caine, who formerly resided on Erie street in Hammond, was burled at Mt. Greenwood cemetery in Chicago yesterday, having died at the Post Graduate hospital last Friday evening after an operation. He was 31 years old and is survived by a widow and two children. William Hllbrlch of 456 Sibley street. Hammond, is a brother-in-law. Mr. Caine had been ailing for nearly three years. While in Hammond he " was employed as a printer In the W. B. Conkey plant. In Chicago he resided at 1505 West Fifty-eighth street. HORSES LOOSE; RUNAWAY Horses hitched to a brewery wagon standing untied or unweighted near a South Hohman street saloon last Saturday afternoon ran away after taking fright at a passing automobile. They were stopped several blocks away near Harrison park, however, with but little damage done.. The driver of the wagon was not arrested for leaving his horses untied. Wilkin Infant Dies. Vivian W. Wilkin, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilkin, 483 May street, died at the family residence early this morning following a brief illness. The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow morning and Interment will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Markley Is Discharged, r The case of Henry E. Markley, who was arrested on a warrant by the West Hammond police on a charge of mistreating the young daughter of James McConnell, came up for ' trial before Judge Green Saturday afternoon. Upon hearing all the evidence and the testimony: of two physicians the court ordered the defendant's discharge-

ought to be governed by a live man. "We are not satisfied - with' the way the street lighting proposition is handled, nor the waterworks question, nor a lot of other question, either. We are progressive. We are not In politics, but we believe that we can go out before the people of Hammond and ask .their support for a man who is not a politician, but who knows what the workingmen want. Mind you, this is Is not a union labor movement, not at all, though the workingmen are tuhion labor, but shall not make - It union la bor movement. We want a live

man for mayor and a live council and we can elect .both and show the manufacturers, business men and taxpayers of Hammond that we 'have rut with conditions long enough. If they haven't the inclination to purge this city of . political machines wa. will show them that we Jafe."- ; SHOWS MITCH STRENGTH. The new movement has shown in it secret gatherings .surprising strength. The men behind the gupi shun pollclty. They have noi-personal axes te grind. They are personal friends yOt the present dmjnistritio'nt fW-bxfri the tltn in rp awl tUe leaders ot the . . ... 1 AAn Awk. sensation is promftftd. J : '7-! ' " As to the other tickets fa thev field it looks like four of them, besides the wnrklngman's ticket. ' '. -?.- The republicans and democrats will, of course, put municipal tickets in the . field, and that the bull moose will have a ticket is practically assured." Then there 1? tnother probable offshot of the republican party, headed by Peters I Davis, a former member of the board of works under Becker. He is canvassing the situation from the standpoint of a union labor republican ticket and Is an avowed candidate. He has already begun his canvass and is really the first active 1913 mayoralty candidate, in the field. Davis has a host of friends, and as far as his qualification for politics is concerned, none can beat . him as a mixer. TWO BULL MOOTERS. On the bull moose ticket the-e are two probable candidates, mentioned. (Continued on pg five.) SAYS FATHER ISN'T TRYING TO ESCAPE WlIllM William o. tbe Standard G. Rockefeller Rockefeller, son ot Oil mar nam who for several weks so succesef ullr aludttd the Pujo committee subpoena servera, has been enjoying the balmy air orjPalm Beach with his father. The younger Rockefeller Insists that his father has not been trying to escape tbe committee because he didn't want to testify; bat that the elder Rockefeller's reason tor run nlns; away was that fas can not talk. I tfo not bellsv that father could talk for two hours,- declared William O. a few days ago. "H jnlgat for an hour, however." -

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