Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 204, Hammond, Lake County, 29 January 1913 — Page 1

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TIED UP County Improveemnts at a Standstill While Councilmen Are on Strike; Public Opinion Divided as to Justice of Act. (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Jan. 29. Lake County's seven councilmen who went on a strike yesterday because they are not to be paid for special sessions, tied up nearly a quarter million dollars worth of county improvements for an indefinite time. The law allows each councilman

but twenty dollars a year, and no per diem or other expenses for special sessions. Under the law the council holds but one regular meeting a year, and this is to be held in September. Some of the appropriations cn which the council was expected to pass at Us special meetings yesterday and today Involved the following proposed Improvements. TURKS BRIDGES DELAY KD. - Two lift bridges over . the canal in East Chicago, one at One Hundred and Forty-first street, and the other at One Hundred and Fifty-first street, each requiring an appropriation . of from 160.000 to J 70.000. Additions and ground Improvements on the poor farm, costing In tne neighborhood of $15,000. A bridge over the Little Calumet rlv-.r in North township near Saxony, costing in the neighborhood of 940,000. Improvements on the Lake County fair grounds at Crown Point with reference to a. new memorial building to , be-nisu'-d as an exhibit hall, cpstng appronmately f 10,000. '' r - .

-rVtftlpiat books ror a perieet re!ord of Gary.aad Calumet township real estate, costing approximately 92,50Qi An appropriation for the prosecutor office for the year from . September 1912 to Sept ember 1913. requiring-about $1,500, Dozens of taxpayers had gone to Crown Foint yesterday to attend the special meeting, which had t)en called by county auditor Charies Johnson, but (Continued on Page .) NO COMMISSION F0R JOLIET Joliet, 111., Jan. 29.: The commission form of government was rejected yesterday by a majority of 104. The affirmative vote was 2,700 and negative 2, SOt. Four ' thousand citizens failed to vote. Two years ago the negative majority was 670. COMES TO TEST PHTHISIS CURE New York, Jan. 29. A letter received toy Charles K. Finlay. president of 'the Aetna National bank, says Dr. F. F. Friedman, a German, who claims to have discovered a cure for tubercu- ; losis, will arrive In New York on Feb. 5 to test his discovery. Mr. FInlay has offered the doctor 91, 000,000 if the treatment proves successful. Rex Lee, Paris, Mr. Finlay's son-in-law. will be one of several sufferers to take the cure. ADMITS SHE WED ACTOR SECRETLY Katherlne Kaelraed. Miss Katherine Kaelraed. an Australian actress of pronounced beauty and some prominence, has reluctantly admitted her marriage to J. Harry Benrimo, actor, who has spent a great deal of time in divorce courts. The marriage took place secretly several weeks ago. Divorces have been secured from Benrimo by his first wife, Pay Lewis. In Michigan, end by his second wife, Helen Robutaon. JaCbicas9,

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1913 ICE CROP IS VERYJIICERTAIIi Harvesters Not "at All Encouraged by Weather Prospects.

Ice men are, holding their breaths. The continued unseasonable weather makes the Ice harvest this year an uncertain quantity. Early In the month the ice on Various bodies of water in this vicinity reached six inches in thickness and ice harvesters went so far as to mark the Ice in the hope that another twentyfoor hours would put it in shape to cut, but the January thaw prevented it and since that time up to the present week there has been absolutely no chance for ice. The, freeze this week has formd ice four inches thick,- but whether it will last or not is doubtful. The chances are that next year's ice crop will be a poor one and that the price will go sky high. The winter Is so far advanced now that plenty of natural ice next summer loooks very doubtful. GIBSON Y. hi. C. A. ELECTS OFFICERS H. A. McConnell Named as President; Institution Flourishing. The Gibson railroad 'department of the Hammond Young Men's Christian Association held their annual meeting last night and tlected the following officers for the year 1913: President H. A. McConnell. Vice President F. W. Kimball. Recording Secrt-tary H. H. Gage. Treasurer E. W. Stocker, The receipts of the department foT thij year 1913 were $30,230.24 and the expenditures $30,173.01. 98,422 meals and lunches were served and the , dormitories were used 17.817 tiroes. :'. Thirty-nine meetings were held for religious instruction attended by 1,862 men.. The . department., haa ,a?$-'.i&!efm-bers. ' . ' HEViLYWEDS GET BIG CHARI-VARI Noisemakers Flock to R. E. Woods' Home and Pull Off Some Stunts. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe E. "Woods, Hammond's latest newly-weds, were the victims' last night of one of the best planned chari-varis ever pulled off in the- city. Arrangements had been made by a party of young men to meet at their home on South Hohman street and gave them a noiny welcome to our fair city, but it was found that the couple were at the Country club and - this caused a hasty, but effective revision of plans. Mr. and Mrs. Woods were lured from the club down Ruth street, where they were marched in the middle of the thoroughfare to Hohman street. From the corner' of Ruth to the Woods' resi dence, -red fire illuminated the street and so much of it was burning at the house that it seemed ablaze. Armed with tin horns and other din-making machinery, the charl-varists made life miserable for the newly weds for some time. "When they had concluded the ceremonlal and gone home and peace and quiet reigned, another mob of young folk stormed the Woods' residence and gave a splendid . imitation of the bat tles of Gettysburg and Wilderness combined. It was a sleepless night for the neighborhood, for no one knew but what a third party would show up, but to say that 'the affairs were howling successes is putting it mildly. AFFECTS STEAM SHIP AGENCIES Representative Van Home of Lake county ,in a bill Introduced in the House at Indianapolis yesterday, seeks to regulate and license the business of foreign exchanges and the selling of steamship tickets. The bill would make it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to receive money to be transferred to any foreign country or to sell steamship tickets without a license Issued by the secretary of state. A fee of 925 a year is reulred of licensees, and In addition a bond of 910,000 is required, except from banks or trust companies. Little Boy Blue Coming.. "Little Boy Blue." the attraction now current at the Chicago Opera house, with Otis Harlan and several other well known players, will appear at the Hammond theater Sunday, Feb. 16. If you are a Judge of quality try e La Vendor cigar, Adv.

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Top. left to rlshtt lira. Harold HeGo What might bo described as a revo-! lutioa in the social customs and tlmebonored conventions of America's two largest cities has recently taken place. Society meaning the socalled ! "high" society haa grown tired of arousing Itself and has turned to the men and women whose fortune te their brains, to furnish it with enBLAZE Ifi CABOOSE ENDANGERS LIVES Fire Breaks Out Among Sleeping Trainmen ,in "-r Hammond Yards. - ' Fire broke out in the caboose of train No, 4, on the Monon, at South Hammond, last night, and . worked hardship on four members of the train crew, who were asleep In their quarters when the blaze broke out, it is thought, from an over-heated stove. When the fire was discovered the caboose was ablaze and the trainmen had barely time to escape with their lives and meager wearing apparel, in which they were sleeping. Most of their clothing was destroyed and the men had to come down town half-clad and get up a clothing dealer to give them attire. One of the men. lost a 99" watch in the flames and another was slightly burned. The caboose was destroyed. $261. SAVINGS STOLEIljYJIEWSBOY Foreigner Suffers Loss on Way to Balkan War; Thief Arrested. Asleep on the Krie passenger train No. 8, which is due in Hammond at 12:40 a. m., a foreigner, en route from Chicago to .the scene of the Balkan war, was robbed of a wallet containing 9261 Thursday night. Awakening to find his savings stolen, the foreigner caused quite a commotion among the passengers. The train crew at once got in communication With Special Officer F. C. Hanneman of Hammond, and through his efforts W. J. Wyman of the Queen hotel, Chicago, was placed under arrest by Captain Young of the Erie police. Wyman was taken to the Chicago detective headquarters and the money was found on him. He pleaded guilty to the theft and is being held on a charge of grand larceny; Wyman is employed as a newsboy on train No. 8, en route from Chicago to New York. After the train left Hammond Wyman went through the car in which the foreigner was sleeping and took the wallet out of his pocket. At Huntington Wyman got oft the train and dead-headed back to Chicago on train No. 7. Special Officer Hanneman of Hammond is receiving a great deal of credit on account of Wyman's capture, as it was he who first suspected the newsboy and ordered him placed under arrest. During his residence here Mr. Hanneman has acquired a wide circle of friends and has done some exceptionally good work in his division. His many friends learned this morning that the popular detective will leave this city the first of February and will locate in Chicago, where he will do plain clothes' work at the Polk street depot. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING will "make" your buslaeas enterprise tf It ta oae that ought to be - "made.'?

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tertainment. In other words, society has sought an alliance with people from the world of art, literature, music and the stage. Among those who are interested in ' the movement are Mrs. Ava Willing Astor of New York, Airs. Benajmin Guiness, also of New York, who initiated the movement.anct Mrs.Nicholas Lngwprth. An impending strike threatened among the firemen on what is known as the eastern roads nearly .all of which go through this county is of more than passing Interest to the railroad men ot this vifinlty. , The strike vote now being taken among the 30,000 men affected, will undoubtedly result in a vote pledging the men to walk out if their demands are not granted bv the railroads. Such a strike would seriously interfere with, if not entirely Interrupt, the operation of all the railroads in eighteen states containing more than one-half of the population of the H. L. SCHUTT IS CLIMBING THE LADDER Former Hammond Boy Rises Rapidly in Public Utility Service. H. L Schutt, formerly fo Hammond, who will be remembered in connection with the Northern Indiana Gas & Klectric Co.'s offices here, is to be one of the directors in the new hoard of the Indianapolis Water company recently purchased by C. H. Geist. Mr. Schutt was formerly commercial agent of the Northern Indiana companies here. In addition to being vice president, C. L Kirk of East Chicago will be manager and on the board of director. - Mr;; Schutt is now manager of the Geist service at Wilmington, Del. He lived in Hammond about eight years ago and went hence to Michigan City. STORAGE EGG SALE STOPPED JAN. 31 A warning was issued to all dealers in Hammond by City Sealer Frank J. O'Rourke yesterday afternoon, that according to the state law the sale of all April storage eggs will be prohibited after Jan. 91.-, Nearly all the local dealers were notified that the nine months' limit will expire tomorrow and that the April brand will not be saleable after that date. , The dealers who refuse to obey this warning will not only be liable to arrest and "prosecution but the eggs will be confiscated and destroyed. INFANT DIES OF WHOOPING COUGH Isabel Mcllroy, the 7-months-old daughter of Mr.'and Mrs. Thomas Mcllroy, 613 Logan street, Hammond, died at the family residence at 4 o'clock this morning following a brief illness. Death was due to whooping cough. The funeral will be held from the family residence-tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made - at Oak Hill cemetery..

CHICAGO SOCIETY ARE THEIR FORTUNK

Zi Rooaevelt l,oug-vortht lower loft. Mrs. Harold McCormick, daughter of John D. Rockefeler, is leader of the movement In Chicago. Miss Constance Collier, a clever Snglish actress, has been selected by the New York smart set to stage plays to which members of the Stage Society composed of the smart Bet and people from the world of literature and art alone will be admitted,

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ED United States. It is important that the public know what is- liable to take placa. ,'-; ' , '. , .' ' The strike vote follows -various conferences between - railroad ' managers and representatives of the men. The latter, in their "A True Statement" of these conferences, which has been circulated among the men in connection with a blank strike ballot, say: "Evidence that the responbility for a failure to arbitrate ail matters in controversy (and thus avoid the turmoil incidental to a strike ballot, and the distress that must (Continued on page S.) HOB SALE FOR BARGAIN HUNTERS Popular Clothing House to Unload Merchandise in February Sale. . Hammond shoppers and shoppers who flock to Hammond fAm all over this region, will have the advantage of another big sale, said to be one of the greatest sales of clothing, shoes, hats, caps and. men's furnishings in the history of local merchandislngIt is the Hub clothing store , which this announcement and the sale is to open on Feb. 1. Those who will have the advantage of the remarkably low prices which It is understood will prevail at this sale, have the open winter "to thank for their bargains. It is almost time for the spring stock to be gotten in, and the Hub, like many another "clothing establishment, finds Istshelves and racks filled with a tremendous oversupply of high grade clothing and haberdashery. Unlike some other establishments, however, the Hub prefers to unload all of this surplus at a large sacrifice, rather than carry the goods over, to another season. What Is the Hub's loss will be the buying public's gain. ' ' The Broods offered in this sale are not of the Job-lots, shop-worn variety. They are all goods bought In, 1912. The management offers free coupons and souvenirs with each and every purchase, and in order to accommodate the large crowds of shoppers who are expected to take advantage of the cut prices, several dozens 'extra salespeople have been engaged to assist at the counters. ' Satisfaction is guaranteed, or money returned. That is the slogan for this Bale. The details of the event will be more fully set forth in a full page advertisement which will appear in The Times on Friday. Adv. Three hundred dollar award of prizes given away at the Fidelia masquerade ball, . Assembly hall, Hammond, Satur day night, Feb. L 29-S

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vi iiiiiiihi uti ii . nibw Capt. A. A. Walker Found Guilty of Assault by Waukegan Judge. OLD CASE GOMES' TO HEARING Will Go To Jail Eather Than" Pay $500, Amount Demanded By Court. Although he claimed that he was merely protecting his wife when he slammed Alvin Rouch of Zion City over the head with the handle of a pitchfork. Captain A. A, Walker, formerly of the Hammond police force, Voliva's bodyguard and former chief of Zion City, was fined 9100 and costs, Tuesday, in Waukegan's county court by Judge Persons. The incident occurrel some months ago, when Mrs. Walker was en route to a religious meeting of the Volavaites. Capt. Walker today declared he might go to Jail to board out the fine, as he did not intend to pay such a sum for having merely defended his wife from what he termed Insults from young men whom he, as chief of police years before had arrested and who therefore, he feels, held a grudge against him. Move for Jfew Trial. Walker's attorneys moved for a new trial and, providing it is not granted. (Continued on Para 7.) GRASSELLI STRIKE i IS SHORT LIVED 4 Laborers Return to Their Work After Settlement Is Made. J The laborers strike at the Grasselll Chemical jworlts In Eait Chicago. which, began Monday afternoon was ahortlved it - having, been, settled yesterday evening. The settlement of the differences between the; plant end the men was made on a basis' entirely satisfactory to both sides, and the men with the exception of those arrested and a few who celebrated their day's absence from the Job by loading up yesterday and are too sick to report today are back at work this morning. The plant was well policed while the strike lasted, both the patrol from Kast Chicago and Indiana Harbor being in the vicinity nearly all the time with plenty of policemen to quell any troubles which might arise. WHAT HAS BECOME OF MROUSSY? Hammond Woman Mysteriously Disappears, and Police Look for Her. Leaving her home at 779 Claude street, Hammond, last Monday evening. Mrs. Peter Hussey has mysteriously disappeared and has not been seen or heard of since. She left no word or clews as to why and where she was going and as there were no family difficulties, her husband and the police cannot understand her disappearance. Mr. Hussey is employed as a switch man on the Monon railroad at South Hammond. ' The Hammond police are working on I the case and were given the following description: Height 6 feet, 4 inches; slim build, light complexion, blond . hair, blue eyes, 22 years old, wore a ' small round black hat with a flower I arranged on side, long black plush ' coat with a pointed cape, black cloth top shoes. Also wore a light colored rain coat. Fined for Profanity. On a charge of profanity, Frank Habkan of Hammond was found guilty before Judge Barnett in the city court an d fined 920 and costs, amounting to 931.10. Habkan was 'arrested on a Green line street car by Conductor Thomas Summer Monday afternoon. It developed in the testimony this morning that Habkan had been drinking and was using profane language on the car. The case of Harry Edwards, 646 Sohl street, who was arrested by Captain Hanlon Ion an assault and battery charge Jwas continue until Saturday morning! ALEX. SAY RESIGNS. Alexander Say yesterday resigned his position as assistant secretary of the Sunday an chur school of the IFlrst Presbyterlh prior to his removal to Hammond. Mr. Say who is employed in the office o the Northern Indiana Gas & company, has been transfere Hammond office of the corElectrid red to I poratioa . South Bend Tribune.

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MAY GET ; $15,000 Bill Presented to Legislature Which If Passed Will Boost Lake County Auditor's Income to About Double Present Allowance If a bill which is to be introduced in the legislature passes County Auditor Edward Simon will get a salary of 912,750 per' annum instead of 97.600 per annum, which Is County Auditor Johnson's salary now. It ' is possible that Mr. Simon's total Income per annum from the office may reach 916,000, for in addition to the salary the statutes set out that the county auditors shall receive additional pay. "' ' Otker Source of laconic, , In each county the . auditor receives 950 a year for acting 'as secretary Of the county board of finance. In a majority -of the counties the auditor also receives the maximum ,of 9t0, , which is permitted to be fixed for -his salary as secretary of the county counil, although in some of the smaller counties the amount fixed by the commissioners is 9200, and In some the amount Is 9400 or 9500. The auditor also receives a per diem as a member of-the county board of review. Last year this was 936 in Ohio and 948 in Brown, but the average over the state was about 9100. (Continued en 'Page .) NO CLUES IN WEST HAMMOND HOLDUP No further developnients have occurred In the West Hammond1 holdup last Wednesday night in which A. H. John son or aoutn tjnicago.is.saju-io. oiv been attacked near: the Burnham road o nthe Michigan Ceatral" tracks and robbed of 93 40 in currency, v ' Yesterday the : poUca-we yiooltlriar tor a xougn toor.g eroia,'i-'fca ear partly chewed off. but the search failed, to. lead to the arrest of either of the two thugs.' During the combat, in which Johnson was beaten and robbed. Johnson succeeded in getting the bandit's ear between his teeth and nearly chewed it off. The thug begged for mercy and Johnson was forced to let go, after the other tramp struck htm In the face with his fist. Both assailants escaped in the darkness. ' On account of Johnson not being able to report the holdup until an hour later the two men gained a big lead on the Hammond police. ' . ' TWO LEADERS OF THE YOUNG TURKS Col. DJeved Bey (at the too) til Capt. Bfoenrey Bey. . Two prominent leaders of the young Turks who are opposed to peace with the Balkan states are CoL DJeved" Bey and Capt. Nourey Bey. They have taken an important part In the war and stand close to the Turk tab crown-prince, -