Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 230, Hammond, Lake County, 28 February 1913 — Page 1

EEMKf(S, IT I ON VOL. VIL, NO. 230. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Numbers 3 Ctntl Gear.

. WEATHER. CLOL'DT TODAY; SATURDAY UNSETTLED, PROBABLY SNOW.

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Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 28. Representative Carter's bill to legalize acts of township trustees and advisoryboards in meeting claims against special school funds from general funds met with a decisive defeat by a vote of 66 to 5. after it was pointed out that It would throw down the bars to all manner of irregular practices in the purchase of supplies. How Does I'll Do It? Representative VanHorne. though a Republican, has been making a remarkable record for getting bills through the House. Many of his measures have to do with Lake County, which presents an unusual aspect or rapid changre and growth, and Mr. VanHorne is ever ready with the argument as to Lake County's pressing needs. Back of the VanHorne measures, however. Is found always an organized and greased working apparatus. Mr. VanHome rises and briefly sets out the features of his bill. How It Happeaa. Then up hops Thorton, or Spencer, or Keegan, or Storen, or Cravens or some other Democrat to put approval on the thing, and away it goes amid a shower of "ayes." But ahead of this, of course, is the system by which VanHorne bills slide through the committees over the speaker's desk and drop Into the hands of the reading clerk to be put on passage. VanHorne is a buysy man. He Halls Prem Lake. He has the advantage of hailing from an important county which the Democrats are very anxious to propitiate and cultivate for future political purposes. Anything with the Lake County brand on It has a good chance for enactment from the start. Mr. VanHorne is the man who puts on the brand and who is

EAST CHICAGO TO HAVE A EEH 835.00C

- V 3"iktmttfboi "tor ino" erection 6f a $55,01) hospital In East Chicago.. Mrs. lewellyn of Beacon street,' wife of Paul Llewellyn of the Interstate mill, is the moving spirit In the enterprise, and since she has-taken up the idea it seems as though this long felt want Is at last to be fu filled. The Interstate mill officials have promised to head the subscription list when it comes to the point of soliciting funds for the project. While nothing definite has thus far been achieved, the Idea being as yet in embryo, Mrs. Llewellyn has already casually consulted with a few practical professional and business men with the result that a plan has been outlin ed, and an idea formed of how much money it will take to make the hos pital a reality. It has been estimated- that it Will re quire-four city lots, that it to. say 100 feet frontage, to provide an adequate site. Thirty-five thousand dollars will be needed to build and equip the struc BITTER SUITS GO TO JURY The arguments in two very important cases which are now on trial in the Lake superior court at Hammond are being heard today. One is the case of Paul Glaser, the Gary attorney, against the Fidelity & Casualty Insurance company of New York to recover $2,000 insurance on account of the. loss of good by burglary, and th other is the case of Evans agalnnt Bo'jrkardt and Schutz, in which the plaintiff, a painter, was badly injured in a fall from a scaffolding in the Orpheum. Both cases will go to the jury today. They have been fought for a week or more and both involve considerable. In the Glaser case L. V. Cravens repreaents the plaintiff, and Bamberger, Sawyer & Curtis the defendant, and in the Evans case Joseph Conroy, of McMahon & Conroy, represents the plaintiff, while J. K. Stlnson.'W. J. McAleer and others represent Mrs. Peter Schutz, the owner of the building. COMPANY ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY The case against the Household Supply Company of Chicago came up for trial before Judge Barnett in the city court this morning. The defendants entered a plea of guilty to a charge of running a lottery and received a fine of $10 and costs amounting to $23.30. A large number of witnesses appeared against them. The Household Supply Company were charged with operating a number of suit clubs and upon the complaint of a number of residents who claimed they had been swindled Arrests were made.

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S TRICK WORK OF LEGISLATORS SE.VATE. Hauck bill, prohibiting sale of cigarettes to persons under 21 years of age and making it unlawful for persons under 21 to smoke cigarettes passed by a vote of 33 to2. Sheriffs' "in-and-out" bill passed; gives sheriffs "ln-an-out" fees of 60 cents and 60 cents a day for boarding a prisoner. Clerks' fee bill also passed. Committee on . Judiciary B kills Riley House bill giving license to any pharmaclss . in the business fourteen years.. Twenty-one bills passed; three new ones introduced. HOUSE. Houses passes "blue sky" as drafted by J. E. McCollough, assist ant attorney general, replacing Harlan "blue sky" provisions. House concurs in Senate amendments to corroupt practices act amending exist' statute. Cravens bill, appropriating $90,000 for Indiana representation at Panama Exposition, passed. Twenty-two bills passed; three killed; twelvenew ones introduced. Both Houses will consider bills on third reading. TODAY'S SCHEDCE. " Both Houses convene atlO aV and 2 p. m. able to make the most of. the situation. H is always on the job and has not permitted any detail to escape him thus far. ture and put the hospital on n operating basis., Uh)w been proposed to have a training school for nurses as one of the features. "While nothing has been definitely de cided as -to the manner of laying out the building, or the material of which it is to be constructed, Mrs. Llewellyn has spent some time in considering this subject, so as to have at least the semblance of an idea of what will be wanted, to present to those whom she wishes to interest in the project. "With this end in view she has studied plans of hospitals Mid similar institutions, and has evolved a rough sketch showing her idea. The sketch provides for a two story structure containing seven wards four for jnen, two for women and one for children spacious sunparlors, the commissary, - operating rooms, offices etc. The outline is in the shape of a cross, with four nar row wings arranged about a square center.!. It will occupy four city lots. CContinued on Page 7.) BOOK AUDIT . SOON DONE The audit of the books of the city of West Hammond will be completed shortly and it is expected that the re port will show that West Hammond has been by far more efficiently governed than in any previous period of ita history. Furthermore, the report of the auditor will be given the widest publicity instead of being concealed, for fear the grartd Jury will get hold of it, as has been the case in the past. The present .administration is not going to be afraid to let the people see Just -A-hat has been going on. They are going to be Informed exactly where the city stands financially. GOOD SHOW AT THE ORPHEUM "The Military -Girl" opened yesterday at the Orpheum theater and will remain until Saturday. The tabloid production of the for mer Cecil JUean snow is a wortny one 1 and pleased' three large houses. - Wil-

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lie Dunlay as "SHra" Henderson, andwnen two cases will be tried by SpeMiss Bessie. .Merrill, both gave pl..- clal Judge Otto Bruce. A change of ing performances of the parts oripri- j venB from the Judge, was taken.

nated by Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrbok. .- Several of the songs are catchy and well rendered. The production and wardrobe is the same as was used t the American Music hall, Chicago. "The Winning Widow," another musical show, is underlined for Sunday. CUT PRICE IN PATENT MEDICINES Summers pharmacy has inaugurated a new policy and that Is using the same energy in pushing the patent medicine trade as it has the drug trade. Mr. Summers will meet the prices of all competitors in the patent medicine line and in some cases will go them one or two better. His advertisement on another page of this issue shows the cut rate price he has instituted on some of the best known patent medicines on the market.

SCORE DIE Ifl HOTEL FIRE

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2S. More than a score of men and. women, some of them prominent in the business and social life of the state, probably are dead in the ruins of the Dewey hotel, which is one fire. Handicapped by the freezing temperature, firemen are devoting their best efforts . to. caving what property they may. Property Loss a Million. The property loss probably will reach a million dollars. The hotel is at 1,3th and Farnam streets. It will be a total loss. . c Register of Hotel Destroyed. The register at the ' Dewey is destroyed, and because of this fact it is impossible at this time to tell how many guests really perished In the flames. BUYS 121 Becker-Tapper Realty Co. Sells Big Holding to For mer Hammond Alderman, Who Will Place Lots on the Market. One of the most important real estate AejUd. at the, waalr jgas..the.pnrcj.8.Ijr E. Ullrich of 121 shares in the Beck er-Tapper Realty'cffmpany. which con trols all of the property east of Calu met avenue, south of Becker street and north of Hart street, In the city of Hammond. There are over 300 lots left in the sub-division. tt Is understood that as a result of the deal the properties of this com pany will be handled by the East Side Trust & Savings bank, of which Ullrich is president. The deal was a good one for Mr. Tapper. He bought the stock at $0 a share and sold it for par. His profits were in the neighborhood of $7,000. Mr. Tapper recently bought all of the Calumet avenue corners from the company and still holds, them as his own personal property. , . Standard BoomM TMbjc-m. The history of this deal dates from the locating of the Standard Steel Car Co. in Hammond. Forty acres were (Continued on Page S.) CHILD'S ASSAILANT HALED III COURT Gary Man on Trial in Lake Circuit Court at Crown Point. (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Feb. 28. The arguments are being heard in the case of the State of Indiana against Mike Perplch of Gary charged with mistreatlng a little fifteen year old girl. The defendant is being represented by Attorney M. J. Smith of Crown Point and the state is being represented by Aslstant' Prosecuting Attorney W. Ross of Hammond. Ralph The state has made out a good case against the defendant and it is expected that he will be convicted. Criminal work is to continue Monday SELLS STEWART CO. EFFECTS ' Deputy Sheriff Albert Morris today sold the machinery belonging to the Stewart Machinery company for $3,700 to Giles Warner. The building and property will-be sold at Crown Point later on. It is now believed that the property will bring $10,000, which will Just about satisfy the mortgage held by the Lake County Savings & Trust company, the First National bank and the Citizens' German National bank. This mortgage was for a little over $14,000. The sale was to satisfy a judgment on the mortgage. John Beckman is the receiver for the company. It is expected that the purchasers of the property will run it as heretofore, except that business methods wjll be applied In the management.

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WIFE TIRES OF . "BAT" NELSON

Says He Rushed Her Into Marriage. Denver, Colo., Feb. 28. Batling Nelson's dream of love did not last. Mrs. Nelson, whom he led to the altar in Hegewisch a few weeks ago as Miss Fay King, who was a Denver newspaper cartoonist, will sue him for ' divorce and ask the restoration of her maiden name. "He kidnaped me when he rushed into Denver and grabbed my suitcase, hustled me off to Chicago to be married," 6he said. "Yes, sir, he literally kidnaped me. I had no time to think. After the glittering ceremony I realized I did not . love him and never could." L BILL IS PASSED TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 28. House and senate have passed bill to amend corrupt practices act so as to make it crime, punishable by thousand dollars fine and four years imprisonment, for any newspaper to print anything about any candidate, politician or other person that will , hold such person up to ridicule or contempt. It also prohibits criticism of members and measures In legislative bill. This would absolutely prohibit discussion of" candidates or their policies In campaigns. It forbids publication of cartoons, not only publisher and editors, reporter or other writer and person supplying information are liable. , Fact that matter published la - no defense. Bill thought to be unconstitutional' because It Interferes with free 'press."1 IH1CUUIIIII Uf ... THE BIG FIGHT It Was Pulled Off Without Any Unpleasant Incidents. ; Although the attendance at the Clabby-Hicks party last night did not come up to expectations, fight fans who took in the nifty card saw one of the classiest string of fighters that have been rounded together at one time. Police officials and business men alike are well pleased in the manner in which the program was run off and today the promoters are over-enthusiastic, because hot one stringent rule was violated. Not a single incident occurred to mar the pleasure of the evening. The show 'was over at 10:30 o'clock, giving the fans ample time to get back to their homes. Practically every seat in the house that had been reserved were taken up by 8 o'clock. Strains of national airs and popular songs quieted the fans be- I tween the bouts, and the new feature is said to have made a big hit. The curtain raiser was put on at S:20 o'clock sharp. Immediately arter the first" go the second preliminary men were prepared for action. Both proved interesting matches. "Dutch' Hendron, the much-touted South Chicago boy, was no match fro "Demon" Eddie Clabby Of Hammond. He was receiving such a beating that the bout was stopped in the fourth session. Without exception Harry Stout of Milwaukee, Wis., is one of the greatest of referees In the ring today. In the capacity of a referee tt was his I IlrHl- PI,talan,:t. ifiure in- n&m ians of this region and there are' few to day that would not hail him the best In the land. He referred the first three bouts, and the clever and pleasing manner, in which he handled the fighters proved a new feature. Not a single hiss was heard when he stopped the semi-windup in the fourth session. Mr. Stout has been refereeing for nearly ten years, and there Is not a fighter In the gam,today who can say that he Is partial to any or. ever gave an unfair decision. "Promoters and fans welcome him back to Lake county. The theatre was heavily policed by Hammond and Chicago plain clothes men, and not one article was reported missing. , The usual loud , yelling and whistling were absent and old veterans at the ringside, say they never saw a more behaved crowd. Not a single disturbance was reported in the gallery. .There were a large number of women in the audience and apparently enjoyed the bouts with much interest. On Business Trip. , Henry Conkey of the W. B. Conkey company returned ' yesterday from a business trip to Kalamazoo, Mich. W. B. Conkey; head of the big printing establishment, is in New Tork on business

LOCK HORNS ON NEW FARE QUESTION

Hammond city officials and W. O. Woodward, traffic manager, and J. K. Gray, superintendent of the operating department of the South Shore line, locked horns this morning at the meeting of the board ot public works on franchise stipulations and the test ride that the city officials made early this week. The interurban officials stated definitely that they proposed to .main their new fare rates as announced, givingfor their authority of this the Indiana and Illinois and the . interstate commerce commissions. They .agreed to make concessions regarding transportation accommodations. Jacob Schroeter, member of the board of public works, who is a resident on the north side, was the floor leader for the 'city officials and he was supported in his contentions by City Sealer Frank O'Kourke, Councilman-at-Large Nicholas Lauer, Street Commissioner John Kuhlman, City Attorney John A. Gavit and Councilman Morlarty. The principal complaints against the company's operating department (Continued on Page 3.) PRODUCT TJndeodorized Ilotor Spirits, to Supplant Gasolene Will Soon Be on Market and Three Cents Cheaper Per Gallon. (Special to The Times.) . Whiting. Ind Feb. 18. Motor splr Its, a ne'w' product manufactured exclusively by the Standard Oil Co. at Whiting, and which will be on the local markets in a few days, promises to replace gasoline , in stationary engines and auto trucks, and possibly in pleasure cars. Motor spirits will average 3 cents less In cost per gallon than gasoline, and Is said to ' give 25 per cent more power. The ovly objection that could be made against it as a fuel for motors in pleasure cars is that it Is not deoderlzed and that consequently it gies out a strong odor. The Standard Oil Co. is said to have spent a million dollars in equipping, a new plant with stills, while the laboratory research work has been under way for a year. . Motor spirits Is the explanation for the withdrawal of the fuel oil from manufacturing plints. The consHmption of gasoline advanced so rapidly that the Standard Oil Co. found it necessary to make provision to meet the growing demand. The first step was the withdrawing" of fuel oil from factories and this was converted into motor spirits. In former years the CTanfiard Oil Co. put up 75 per cent of the gasoline used In the summer time, but, during the present winter 75 per cent of the gasoline produced has already' been consumed, c ' For motor spirits It is said that It will not carbonize engines. 65 Enjoy Banquet. Sixty-five men sat down to the banquet for the Brotherhood of the M. E. church in the social room last night, x i i .... , aim Liiciuqci,ra iui urvcrat hours The three course meal was served by the ladles of tne church, and following this the Rev. George Mc Nntt of Valnaraiso who Is connected with Redpath-Slayton bureau, gave t lecture on "Things and Men." The address contained olentv of wlt and humor, and the fluent speaker held his audience In rapt atetntlon'. - There was reneated cheerln vbsrkflnanff :1no wfru repeated cheering, and at the close he was given the Chautauqua salute. If possible the Brotherhood will Induce him to return to Hammond in the future. GREAT GARY CO. TO BUILD HOUSES The Great- Gary - -Real ' Kstare company, which is backed by Cleveland capitalists, intends to erect many homes in the Ridge road district this spring and summer. This company recently bought 160 acres of land east of Broadway. ; President T. M. Porter of the Great Gary company is registered at the Gary hotel. WHY ARB YOU NOT A TIMES

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Sanitary District in North Lake County To Be Provided For By Special Legislation.

On the nromise of Governor Samuel, , , , .,, , . , naiston uiai nc wm bcho. apcuuu message to the legislature urging the passage of a bill creating a sanitary district in Northern Indiana there was a conference between representatives of the commercial clubs of the region last night and another will be held today for the purposes of framing the proposed bill. ACTION IS CONCERTED. In fact a concerted movement in the interest of the creation of a sanitary district has been started with splendid prospects of Buccess. The final toucnes on the proposed measure will be made this afternoon and the new bill will be introduced as an amendment to the one that is now LOCATION OF PLANT STIMULATES LIS Two Ask for Franchise to Connect New Asbestos ' Plant With City. Twof-SW-4eiinc of the-H.- W. .Tohns-Manville Co. .In Blue Island,' just six miles -west of Hammond, the Interest In the building of a traction line to connect Hammond and West Hammond with those place has grown apace. -- . - At the meeting of the West Hammond city" council last evening there were-" two applications for franchises. One was from Manager M. C. Green of the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago line, and the. other was J. ft E. Merrick of Spring Valley, ill., who says he wants to build a line. The Eastern Illinois Traction company Ms the 'name of the Illinois corporation which Green represents and It has already made the surveys to olton, Riverdale and Blue -Island preliminary to the building of a line. Only difficulty in securing the' right to cross certain railroads In Illinois has held up the actual construction of the line which Is expected to go forward at once, : . The Spring Valley man 1s believed to be 'a promoter. He did not even have a printed card and simply told the council -that he- was- comin-g in -for a franchise. JuJdglng from the element in West Hammond which is backing him, a small element at that, the proposition has been proposed with the idea of forcing the legitimate traction inter- , " " J '-"f " " . 7 , , " that he can deliver the goods before he will receive the attention of the honest members of the city council. But a scramble for a franchise will probably result in soma activity, and West Hammond is beginning to feel as though a boo mis about to strike 'It. The matter will come up again In two weeks after due consideration has been given it. Hammond Theater. In "The Heart Breakers" Manager Mort H. Singer's latest musical come- ; &r which will be seen at the Ham' mstnrt snnri.iv m n v n n it nurrenMAn - - a abound. Among those that are worthy mention are "Tour Eyes, Your Smile nd You," "My. Honolulu Honey Lou," ! "The Tale of the Bashful Bumble Bee," ! 11 1 aa a nrea Hearts. ine "Songs you Used to Sing to the Girls - Y.ou.Uaed to Love" and many others. Th cast ,s headed by George Damerel, j wno became famous through the i "Merry Widow1 "Morrv wirtnw" wa tf. nnn Inrliiri.. a : Perfect Princess chorus, i,n two acts: the 1 Tne piece Is takes place at i the Saxon Club In New York, and the second at Munger Castle In the Adirondacks. SIGMUND EISLER ISACQUITTED Attorneys Starr and Davis, counsel for Slgmund Eisler. the Gary business man, who v as indicted by the federal grand jury n the charge pf concealing assets In a jankruptcy case, today received wordj that Mr. Eisler's case has been dismissed. His plea that the Indictment took place more than a year after the alleged offense resulted In the case being thrown out of court. -Mr. Eisle has been in' business In Oay and Indiana Harbor and In both placf-s he boars a good reputation.

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bIor the legislature. Senator Frank Gavlt and Representatives B. W. Van Home and Barnle Carter have Indicated that they will get behind the measure and boost It. Gavit is up from Indianapolis lor the purpose of getting the ideas of his con--stltuents in framing of the bill. ALL, CITIES CONCERNED. The meeting last night was held la the rooms of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. As many ef the directors of that organisation as could be reached In a hurry were present. - Hammond was represented by PreaU dent Virgil S. Better, Judge Lawrence) Becker, Frank C. Demlng. William J. Whinery, A. M. Turner! Oscar Krlnblll and Secretary J. D. Brusel of the" organisation. - Whiting was represented by May Beaumont Parks and Dr. Lauer the health officer, and Bast Chicago tt. J. Walter Riley. A. O. Schlocumb, A Q. Lundqulst and Editor Brown. (Continued on Page .) OLD PLANT IS Former A. C. Torbert Build- -ing Goes XSp in Smoke at Noon. A. disastrous fire occurred at the old A. C Torbert Car ahtapsr. near JthetMonon railway bridge, at Hammond, this noon, resulting in a loss amounting to the thousands of aollafs'. The'fir's't" sign of fire was noticed by a Times' reporter, who called the attention of City Sealer Frank O'Rourke and the latter sent in a call from Ed.. Simon's, clgas -factory. The origin of the conflagration Is un known. ' ' -'' . ' " ' By the time fire departments Nos, 1 and 3 arrived on the scene the flames had . gained a big headway. On one lead of hose the "rifemen found some difficulty in securing pressure on account of the muddy condition of the pipes. The flames soon . at into the roof , and the enormous cover collapsed with a crash. Work was then directed to savethe largfe wooden sheds' ad joining the main building. It was not learned whether the building was cov ered by insurance. , . " The A. C Torbert Co. ceased opera-, tions' about a year ago, the building since being occupied by the American Fertilizing company, who. moved last November to the quarters.. The building contained nothing of value. It was learned this afternoon that William Kolb of Hammond had purchased the building, for old lumber. Work was to have been started next week to wreele sttiua. ii wm oe a consiaer&Die loss xo Mr. Mr. Kolb, as he had already disposed of the old lumber and material. PLANS READY IN THREE WEEKS Plans for the new , Congregational church will be completed Inside of three weeks by Warrlner 4b Norrls, the architects. In the Calumet building, East Chicago. In the meantime the congregation la getting ready to move to other quar. ters.as within two weeks bids will be received on the wrecking of the pres ent structure. It has been decided te . hold the services while the new church is under construction, In the new Masonic temple. 'Warrlner and Norrls have considerable work on hand, plans for a number of buildings whose owners are not ready to reveal their Intentions being under way. . The new theater building now under construction next door to the Calumet building and for which they are the architects, 'has progressed rapidly considering that it Is winter, the wa)ls being up to the second story. Just now a delay has been experienced, the contractors being obliged to wait on the oiron which is to form a part of the structural work. A Cruel Practice. A number of Hammond huntera, among them F. C. Miller, are calling attention to the wasteful slaughter of rabbits, at this time of the year.'This is . the breeding season and to shoot a rabbit now means the killing not only of the mother rabbit, but ' the ypyng. .to. .whpm.she. would .give birth, in a couple of weeks as well, and all the hunters who have the welfare of game at heart are unanimous that the practice should be stopped.

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