Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 233, Hammond, Lake County, 4 March 1913 — Page 1

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WEATHER. GENERALLY FAIR AND WARMER TODAY; TUESDAY CLOUDY.

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May Play Host to Notable Organization ; Ambitious Project Suggested by C. W. Hotchkiss.

The city of Hammond may have the opportunity to entertain' the" Indiana Society of Chicago on the occasion, of its annual summer outing:, if the members of the aboard of directors take kindly to the suggestion that has been made by Charles W. Hotchkiss, a director of the society. '., Hotchkiss has indicated to a number of friends that he thought that the people of Hammond, with the splendid facilities offered by their new country club, could afford the Indiana society an outing: that -would compare favorably with those of other summers. Acting on this suggestion, which was conveyed to Hammond a few days ago by Walter J. Riley, secretary of the Calumet-Kennedy Land company, A. M. Turn., has written a letter to William B. Austin, the president of the Indiana society, in which a tentative I proposition Is submitted for the consideration of that body. Plan Grand Time. " This proposition includes the following features: . 1. A train de luxe will leave Chicago on the Monon railroad Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. It will arrive at Cedar Lake at 11:30. 2. A regular Indiana society picnic will be the feature of the afternoon session. BInyon's famous fried chicken dinner will be served In picnic style. Boating, fishing, bathing and dancing will occupy the members during the Afternoon. . ; ' Vr An hWr will be devoted to aquatic sports. : The v best - Swimmers - frotChtij'Stt-RSd -tJl'iS middle west mil , compete These- sports to bo viewed from shady Cedar Point.

4.' , At o'clock one ; hundred auto-1 mobiles will be placed at the disposal of the party 'with which to transport them to Hammond over incomparable " CContlnied on Page 8.) BEWARE, AUTOISTS! (Special to Thb Times.) ' Crown Point, Ind., March 4. In order to qut a quietus to the fast, reck less driving of automobiles in the city streets the city council has decided to build "bumpers' in the streets where the speeding and traffic Is worst In order to stop the practice. One or two have been built in different sections of the town and are said to be working ..very satisfactorily. MRS. BATTLING SAYS SHE WAS KIDNAPED i'0 0 4 " 1 L Mrs. Far Post Nrlaon tp) m Battllac Nelaos. It has been announced that "Battling" Nelson, one-time champion lightweight prize fighter, will be sued for divorce by his newly-matie bride, formerly Fay King, cartoonist on tha Denver Post. It is charged that Mrs. Nelson was kidnaped by Battling and held at his home for three days before their marriage on January 20. fiha rsmntnud, aa blm wile three dajr

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Miss Virginia Brooks, Who Vowed She Would Run Against . J udge Frank Green, Is Now Out of the Race. - ' '- Miss.Virginia Brooks, who announced herself as, a candidate for justice of the peace in West Hammond against Judge Frank Green,, cannot make the race. She has not qualified.' Either the inaugural festivities at Washington have made her forget to qualify or she has decided not to run for the office, the time expired . last week when all can didates had to qualify. - - - The political situation in West Hammond has reached a stage in which the candidates ' for nomination at the pri maries are all known. ' No more additions to the list may be made now as the date for filing is past. Hence It is possible to review the situation more-thoroughly than . ever before. 'The people now know from whom they will ' have to make their selections. ....... In view of the fact that a nomination is equivalent' to election in the case of every office but city treasurer, CContfnued on page five.) HOPE TO STIMULATE n orth mm ST. Building of Carter Block May Help Things Materially. " 1 As announced in The Times Saturday Fred Carter contemplates the erection of a building on his seventy-five feet of frontage on North Hohman street and will rent the building for garage purposes. Carter is going to. try to do something to redeem this part of the street from the disuse into which it has fallen. Other building projects on the street have failed to materialize. The Charles Hohman building, next to the city hall, has been vacant for months. The Heinta building has been vacant practically ever since Fred Heinta Moved out his tire plant. - ,' - So it will require some artificial stim ulation to make . North Hohman stret the. business streets it was when the city hall was first. located there.

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One Racke Replaces Another in United States Prison at : . Leavenworth,., When, Hosford Park, Lake County, : Men Are Principals in Tragic ' fipisode ; Henry Racke, Who Passed Spurious Coin in; Gary, Begins His Long Sentence.

; Shortly before the prison doors at Leavenworth opened to release a father, who had served his "bit" for counterfeiting, they closed on his son, .who had been sent -up on the same charge. Pere et fils are the notorious Rackes of Hosford Park near Gary. . ; ( V. Alonzon Boyd, United States deputy marshal, has returned from the Leavenworth prison, where he took. Henry Racke, who was sentenced to serve ten years for counterfeiting, and he tells the story. Adam Racke, the father of Henry, was convicted in the Indianapolis' federal court In 1911 on a charge of counterfeiting and was sentenced to Leavenworth. When Mr. Boyd reached the prison he "was informed by the

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; There is another son at Leavenworth serving a sentence on the same charge, .and It is said that it has been many years since the Leavenworth prison has been without a prisoner named Racke, all of them being members of the same family and coming from the vciinity of Gary. Each one has been convicted of counterfeiting, and Thotnas Halls, of the United

States secret service, says the family is feiters that ever infested Indiana. LAKE GO. GETTYSBURG VETERANS I10TIFIE0 Excursion to Site of Memorable Battlefield Planned by G. A. R; (Special to The Times.) Lowell, Ind.. March 4. O. Dinwiddle, a Gettysburg veteran is making an effort to reach as many veterans of the battle of Gettysburg as poelble to urge them to send their names,' their present address and the company and regiment to which they belonged, to the G. A. R. headquarters in the state house at In.dianapolis. , The object of this Is to make transportation arrangements for an excur sion "to the old Getty sbuyrg Battlefield this summer at which time the old soldiers are to be the guests of the state of Indiana. A law permitting an appropriation of this nature was adopted by the present General Assembly. Mr. Dinwiddle says that ne hopes every comrade will send his name to the state headquarters. He says It is his understanding that the 'excursion privileges will also be extended to such Gettysburg warriors who enlisted from 'other states but who now reside in In diana.

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rtr " AT PAROLE OF iSKI OEGIOS released on parole today. the most notorious band.of counter , , . ... PRTMA DONKA SCORNS SPANISH KING 'S G I FT Seaora Paa Ferret. King Alphonso of Spain, visiting a performance at v Fau, in southern France recently, sent to the prima donna a bouquet. She returned it without comment. Alphonso. upon investigating, found that the woman was the daughter of Senor Ferrer, whom : she unvailingly tried to save from executlo for sedition In 1909. Subsequently, she bad taken to the 'stage.

, and Vice-President Marshall; top, Wilson. TURNS DOtfN JOB. Arnold B. Keller Is the first Garylte to turn down a-government Job. Mr. Keller, who Is cashier ' of the Ga.ry State bank, was . ofEe4 . iS post ft , deputy - comptroller, c th treasury by..hjs -br phe-rit, '.p KtlV ier of "Chieagt. who lias ueeh 'iak'ei to become comptroller : o the vtreaury. - WIFE CAUSES CAPTURE OF FIELOja CHICAGO Accuses Monon Road Vice President's Son of De- --" sertion. . . t (Special to The Times.) Chicago, March 4. After being trailed all over the country by detectives, Charles E. Field, son of Elisha C. Field, lrst vice president and general counsel of the Monon railroad, formerly of Crown Point, was placed under arrest Saturday, charged with being a fugitive from Justice and also with wifedesertion. Field is wanted by the Indianapolis authorities, where it is charged he deserted his wife and two children last October. He was arrested at the home of his father, 440 West Sixty-first place. - Field ;was arraigned before Bafferty and was released .on bond provided by (Continued on Page 8.) NICKEL PLATE LATEST OFFENDER - Traffic was delayed and . a large number of people were made late for work early this morning when a Nickel Plate train held the Hohman. State and Sibley street crossings for nearly thirty minutes. Many complaints were made to-the police and It is said that the train crew never attempted to cult any of the crossings. No arrests were made. " - " ' ' Prohl Gets Contract. In order to get additional space for the -.Lion store furniture ' department J. H. Prohl has been awarded the contract for the excavation of the space under the building, and an eight-foot basement will be built. This will be properly ventilated ajid tile floored so that it will . make an ideal salesroom for certain kinds of furniture. The foundation that will be put In will be made heavy enough for a four or five-story building when the time comes to build one. While this improvement is not to be visible from the street, it will nevertheless be a, substantial one. The lack of modern buildings on Hohman street Is a boost in the , interest of State street. J. H. Prohl today began the work of excavation on the Knoerser property on South Hohman street, where a twostory building Is to be erected at once. The Leo Wolf job on Calumet avenue will be completed today or tomorrow. DON'T HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A STAR HITCH IT TO A TIMES' AD AND GET RESULTS THAT COUNT. '

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TIMES BIREAr, AT STATE CAPITAL. '"" Indianapolis, Ind., March 4. The Carter bill to legalize certain Gary saloon licenses was killed in the house today. The bill was passed several days ago, but Cravens made a motion today to reconsider and lay it on table and his motion was carried by 48 ayes and 36 noes. There is no way now to resurrect the bill. : ' - : ..' -:.

5000 NOiER BATTLE WITH JEERING CROWDS

Wilson Enters Capitol Amidst Loud Acclaim. Washington, March 4. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey has come to Washington to be inaugurated, today, the twenty-eighth president of the United States. His was a triumphal entry, the pent-up democratic enthusiasm of sixteen years . concentrating seemingly at the gateway of the nation's capital and bursting forth In a Joyful acclaim. A Migatlmt Spectacle. . Through a lane of Princeton university students .and surrounded by cheering thousands, the president elect and members of his family were hastened from the station, eseorted by an official reception committee, to their hotel. The dome of the capltor glistened under a brilliant sun as they passed, and the city below presented, a pano. f Continued on page s.) ' Members of " the Saengerbund-Fi-della are elated today because of the good news that was given out last night at the meeting of the board of directors, to the effect that the pro-

posed German clubhouse is practically In the neighborhood realized some assured. Stock subscriptions to the : time ago that that unless more stock extent of 200 shares, worth $10,000, were purchased that the plans would were announced, and more are in sight have to be abandoned, many of them to insure the building of a $50,000 responded promptly with liberal substructure along the original plans. i scrlptions. So enthusiastic were some of the Twentyflve thousand dollar, asset subscriber that they agreed to take ! are now in sight, and with this much their stock only on condition that the j the fifty thousand dollar building can original plans for a complete club-i be undertaken. Men like Carl Bauer, house be adhered to, and a number Frank Bets and a score of others who backed their enthusiasm for the pro-!. "re pushing this worthy project as a Ject " by individual subscriptions matter of civic pride feel that as soon amounting to a thousand dollars and : a the clubhouse can be used it will

agreed to take more if necessary. Offer for Lot. ' Another factor which gave the of ficials and the board of directors much cause for gratification, showing that thus far their Judgment had been sound was an ocer of $7,000 which was re ceived last night for the clubhouse, lot on Muenich court, opposite the Masonic temple.. This lot was purchased three years ago for $3,400, and. since then It has more than doubled in value. If the clubhouse plans had failed altogether it would have become necessary to dispose of the lot. but under the present condition the organisation will not conCONDUCTOR JHI ROSS RETURNS James Ross, the well known Monon conductor, expects to be on duty again March 4, after being off the road for several months as a result of a fall. Captain Ross has been connected with the Monon for twenty-seven years and has been a conductor for fifteen years i of that time and he' is yet a young man. Albert Pearson, one of the most popular and accommodating of the Monon conductors, has been on No. S and 6 during the absence of Mr. Rosa Both Mr. Pearson and Mr. Ross are well known to Lake county patrons of the Monon. START PROGRESSIVE CLUBAT LOWELL - (Special to Thb Times.) Lowell, Ind., . March 4. In an effort to keep alive the spirit of the bull moose party, a Progressive club was formed in :agle Creek township last Saturday nifcht. Eagle Creek township .was (one of the I progressive strongholds I last fall, having given 72 votes to Robsevelt. 63 to Taft, and 28 to Wilson, j TOliK OWN BARBKRt 1 A Mark Cross Safety Rasor FREES. To Kt osje aolekest save CNIOIf SCOUT UcMta, McUte S. To Co Adv.

Suffragettes Fight Way Through Hob of Insults

Washington, March 4. Five thousand women, marching in the woman suffrage pageant yesterday, practically fought their way foot by foot up Pennsylvania' avenue through a - surging mob that completely defied the Washington , police, swamped the marchers and broke their procession into little companies. The women, trudging along - under great difficulties, were able .'to complete their march only when troops of cavalry from .Fort Meyer-were rushed into Washington to take charge ot Pennsylvania avenue.. Nothing Like It Before. ' No inauguration has ever, produced such scenes, which in many instance amounted to nothing lss than rlota Three hundred or mere persons were hurt In the crush along Penfr-"-slder selling the site. . The $7,000 offer is not the only one, as others have been received approaching. It. ,. Will Be Self-SB pport lug. When some of the property owners ' nrkf nnlT hn KPlf-nnnnnrHnff Kit will be a paying investment.' From a citywide standpoint the convention hall having a seating capacity of 2,500 persons will be the most important, while the members will have the advantages of elegant club accommodations, which will be open only to the members and their guests. The standard Is to be such that membership will be deemed desirable and an honor. . RUMORS OF BOURNE , DIVORCE ARE DENIED Vk'sa Mrs. JOBitkas Drarac When Mrs. Jonathan Bourne, wlfa of the Oregon senator, departed from Washington last week. ,lt was rumored that e was returning home to get a divorce. The senator denies the rumor. At Washington the coopla occuoled seDaraxs aartmenUb -

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