Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 250, Hammond, Lake County, 3 April 1913 — Page 1
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' (Special to The Times.) London, April 3. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of militant suffragettes, was found guilty this afternoon and sentenced to three years' penal servitude on charge of inciting persons to commit damage.
G. & I.
FRANCHISE
IS DISCUSSED AT
' ' SPECIAL MEETING
GIVE US LIBERTY OR DEATH Gary Lawyers Run in at County Seat for Speeding.
A special meeting of the Commercial hJb of "Indiana Harbor and East Chicago was held last night to discuss the proposition of granting a franchise to the Gary and Interurban, for a right of way through Dickey place, the new short cut thoroughfare between Indiana Harbor land Whitnpg. The meeting was a public one and a 'large crowd ' was in attendance. The club after a thorough, discussion of the subject, went on record as approving the street car company's proposition. arnl Mayor Schlieker who was present, assured the club of bis support since there seemed such a well-defined desire
for it. In Indiana Harbor. As to East Chicago. Mayor Schlieker declared, it has no Interest,, for or against, and he would be guided In his action entirely by the will of the people In the section
the road, was to benefit. Before taking up the question at Issue, Secretary M. E. Crites reported on the returns from the flood petitions, which amounted in his report to something over $2,800. President Riley then announced that from $300 to $500 more would be realized before the account was finally closed, he having had word from the Chemical company, the
(Special to Thu Times.) Crown Point, lnd.. April 3. Naturally It Incenses the good folk of this classic spot to have it called "Sleepy Hollowbut to have two Gary lawyers come in and try to use It as a speedway Is more than the officials can stand. Attorneys Feterhoff and Fetterer of Ho. bart and Gary were arrested by Marshal Piatt on Tuesday for auto speeding on Main street. They were ar
raigned before Judge Nicholson : but took a change of venue to the Hobart Justice court. The prosecutor thereupon filed the cases In the Lake Circuit Court, and will be tried in the near future. ' . ; "We'll fight the case to the end." declared the Gary iUackstoniams.
"Give us liberty or give us 'ts death!"
"BEST DRESSED WOMAN IN AURORA."
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TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL.. - Indianapolis, lnd., April 3. An interesting question involving the relative standing of the republican and progressive parties has arisen here and it will have to be settled by the courts. The same question will come up In many other cities of the state, also, and this makes it of special general Inter"t ' "TV,; ixj . " ' "Ti'Vui." 'The election law provides for the appointment of a board, of primary elecr tlon commissioners In each city of the state, as well as In each county. In regard to the appointment of county boards' the law says that they shall consist of three members, one being the county clerk and the other two being one from each 'of the two political parties which cast the highest number of vots at the last preceding general lection. " What I. vr Snjn. In regard to the appointment of city
boards of primary election commission
ers the law says that the board shall consist of three members, one nelng the city clerk and the other two shall be one from each of the two political parties casting the largest number of votes at the last preceding general
election. In Indianapolis at the election last
fall the democrats cast 30,000 votes, the
12,000, all in'Misnd numbers. On this
showing, of course, the democrat are entitled to one member of the county
board and the progressives will be en
titled to one member.- But Edward A.
Ramsay. city clerk of Indianapolis, In
slsts that the progressives are not entitled to a member of the city board of primary election commissioners this year. The law says that in all city elections the general election law of the state shall govern, except where It fContlnued on Far S.)
ONLY SIX CLEAR
DAYS IN MARCH
The Mad Month Statistics
Show Odd Features. (Times Weather Report by D. II. Boyd) March weather conditions in Calumet region compared for four years: Maximum temperature. 1910, 84d, 24th; 1911. 73d 21st; 1912, 5Sd 31st; 1913. 65d 19th. Minimum temperature, 1910. 26d 15th; 1911, lid 16th; Id 1st; -4d 2nd. ' Mean temperature. 1910, SO.Sd: 1911, 39d: 1912. 27. 7d; 1913, 34.Sd. Snowfall, 1910. trace; 1911 0.5 lnches; 1912, 16.0 inches; 1913. 6.7 inches. Trecipitation, 1910, .22 inches; 1911, 1.31 inches; 1912, 1.60 Inches; 1913, 3.82 inches. .....- Clear days, 1910, 23; 1911, 20; 1912. 13; 1913, 6. Partly cloudy days, 1910, 5: 1911. 5; 1912, 9; 1913, 14. Cloudy days, 1910. 3; 1911, 6: 1912, 9; 1913, 11. v . . , , Two heavy rainfalls were recorded
during the month of March, 1913, ai
follows: 21st, 1.24 inches; 23-24th. 1.54 Inches. There were 15 days upon which rain or snow fell during the month.
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Chicago, April 3.1 A marriage li
cense has just been granted here to
Charles S. Washburne of Chicago and Miss Virginia Brooks of West Hammond.
Washburne is said to be a reporter
on the Chicago Tribune and the wed
ding is reported to have taken place
at his home this afternoon.
AGED PIONEER DIES
AT MERRILLVILLE
Hammond Man Riding, on
South Side Elevated Train Last Night Comes Near His End When Bullet Whizzes Past Head.
Balzar Franz Passes Away
After Suffering Paralytic Stroke.
GETTING READY FOR SIGNALS Chief Austgen is busily efgaged in j completing arrangements for the new ( electric signal system and unless some- j thing unforseen happens the depart- ! ment Is in hopes of having the system installed Inside of two months. Plans and a pattern are now being made fori the ornamental poles on which the J signal box and lights are placed and i are of a design that should the city j install a lighting system lights can
be placed on the new poles. ( REDFIELD FAVORS COMMERCIAL SPIES
WORK ON ALTAR IN ITALY DELAYS Dedication of St. Joseph's Church in Hammond Set for Oct. 12.
ERIE TO HAVE NEWJ'FLY COP"
HtmtissIan-TOlFlIakei
Hammond One Terminal. Huntington. Ind., ... April 3. Homer Scott, son of Sheriff W. E. Scott and since Jan. 1 a deputy sheriff, left Tuesday afternoon for North Judson to take a position as detective for the Erie
railroad. His duties will be to accompany merchandise trains from North Judson to Hammond.
It seems that the Erie has taken a
new plan to prevent the looting of
merchandise trains while they are be
ing lanen rrom place to place. This plan Is to have a detective with the train during the whole time It Is on the road. Detectives will be stationed all
along the road to accompany trains
one way to a certain point and then
deadhead back home and wait or an-
otner train to come along.
The requirements for getting on as
sucn a aetective are experience of
some sort and a big physique, and of
both Mr. Scott has plenty. He has tak
en part in many arrests within the last three months and stands easily over six feet tall and is built in proportion.
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Members of St. Joseph's Catholic church of Hammond and others who are looking forward to the dedication of the new church building will have to content themselves for another six months, as the event will not take place until October S2th. The building.
however, will be ready for occupancy by June 1, or thereabouts, and will be
used as soon as it Is completed.
The postponement of. the dedication
date is due to . the delay in the com
pletion of the high altar, which is now under construction in Italy. The altar is to be a work of art which is to be
hued oat of the finest Italian marble and several more months are required yet for its completion.
Work on the edifice is going along without a delay and the walls will soon be ready for the plasterers. When completed the building will be occupied without any ceremony, but tentative plans are already under way for a big celebration on the dedication day.
William C RedGeld.
- . . j eral fund that was raised by the H retsxy of commerce, proposes to add .t,v. . , - r " . mond Chamber of Commerce.
niercial attache.' He wili be attached to the American embassy In the country where he is stationed, and will correspond in rank to the military and naval attaches. The latter officials are polite spies, helping the ambassador out a. hi.t social functions, but devotingr most of their time to the' study... of - the foreign nation's army, navy and defenses
The commercial attache will have similar duties, only he will operate
is the co;
ines, only iBunercial
field.
TAKE UP A LARGE COLLECTION At a collection taken up last Sunday by the Rev. H. M. Plaster of the St. Joseph's Catholic church, in Hammond, among his parishioners for the benefit of the flood sufferers $180 were, raised. Inasmuch as there had been no previous announcement of the collection and many of the parishoners had al
ready contributed liberally to the gen-
am-
the
amount reached was considered a fine response. The children in the parochial school
also made up a purse of $10. Father
Plaster forwarded the money to Catholic priests in Peru and Dayton with the request they expend it for the benefit of flood sufferers irrespective of creed or rationality.
ST. LOUIS ELECTS
REPUBLICAN MAYOR
Returns Give Kiel 2,139 Plu
rality Over Opponent
St. Louis. Mo., April $. Complete returns from the mayoralty election here Tuesday give Henry W. Kiel, republican, a plurality of 2,130 over pr. John
li. Simon, democrat.
Frank H. Gerhart, progressive, whose
candidacy had bn indorsed by Theo
dore Roosevelt, received 4,611 votes in
a total vote of about 125 000.
The socialist vote exceeded 6,000, their candidate running ahead of the purogressives. The republicans elected tijf city collector, city marshal and city registrar. The democrats elected controller, auditor; treasurer, president of the board of assessors, inspector of weights and measures, and president of the upper house of the municipal assembly.
. Aurora across the way in Illinois is stirred to its Innards by a sensational divorce case. The picture shows Aurora's "best dressed woman," Mrs. Fred A. Dolph, as she appeared in court in the suit brought by her former husband to gain possession of their two children. Mrs. Dolph's poise under cross examination caused opposing counsel and court attaches to wilt. The Dolph's had some trouble. with a tailor who came to their : house one night. Mrs. Dolpis sald: "Our trouble was the outgrowth of the perfectly foolish action
of a tailor,. who cme to the bouse one night to adjust buttons on one of my "While he was there Mr. Dorph came home. . I heard him coming, and. of course, pushed an electric button so the porch, would be Illuminated. Inadvertently I pushed the wrong button and threw the house into darkness."Well, I had trouble finding the switchboard again. The tailor was scared and fled. I could never explain his absurd action to Mr. Dolph. Honestly It's too bad." -
H. W. Roberts, 185 Truman avenue.
Hammond had a narrow escape from
Instant death while riding on a south side elevated train In Chicago early last evening when a stray bullet crash
ed through the car window, , - barely missing his head. His head and neck was cut by flying glass and he was glv-
(Speclal to Thb Times.) I en medical attendance by an Englewood
Merrlllvllle, Ind.. April 3. Baleer physician.
Franz, 78 years old, one of the oldest I Mr. Roberts had been In Chicago on
settlers of this part of the country died a business trip and was returning to
this morning at his borne at 9:10, death Hammond when the accident occurred, having been due'o old age, superlnduc- He boarded a south bound elevated ed by " a . paralyti "stroke which he suff- train at State and Van Buren street ered several" days 'ago. about 6:45 p. m. and Intended to catch
5,Tbe funeral has been arranged for a street car at Madison street for Ham-
Monday morning. Services will be con- mond. Mr. Roberts was seated on the
ducted at the Turkey Creek Catholic south side of the car when there was a
church of 'which he was a.member, not loud report and a bullet whizzed by his earlier thaninlne o'clock. The nour has head. ,
not yet been' set. j - For a few moments there was a corn-
Mr. Franz Is survived by a widow and motion on thecar as passengers thought
nine children,. 3eorge who resides on that Mr. Roberts had been shot. Rothe homestead, ' Mrs. Ella Wellsand of gaining his sense sfrom the sudden Hammond, Mrs. Nora Rouschlange and shock, he found that his injuries con-
Mrs. Elizabeth Lang of Merrlllvllle, slsted of nothing more than a few
Mrs. Cecilia Wagner of Chicago and the minor cuts from flying glass. He was Misses Margaret, Theresa and Mary and given medical attendance at Englewood
Balzer Franz Jr. of Merrlllvllle. and today is aware that he had a nar
The death of Mr, Frans was not nn- row escape. No trace of the party who
expected, as he was In feeble health for j fired the bullet could be found. Mi.
soma time. In addition to the members Roberts Is employed as an Inspector for
of his family the deceased leaves a host the city on sidewalk construction.
of friends. He was highly respected
among his neighbors, and was at all J TTJJjJj Q. J'y' JJ
iime consmcreu a nmu ui bicuiuk acter whose friendship was valued, and who made his homellfe Ideal. He was
a successful farmer, and leaves a finel Teachers of the Hammond Musical
homestead on the Gary and Southern I college, who have made splendid sue-.
CONCERT SERIES
STANDARD OIL nfU0 ITfilir liflTfl
gives $2,500 dim u llHbl niin
Whiting Credited With a CD UITV DCQT lyiQUCQ
Handsome Donation. i uiniuu ULUI fllUIILU
(Special to The Times.) Whiting. Ind., April 3. With the $2,500 donated by the Standard Oil company, the relief fund reached a to-
tal of $2,649.25 here last night. The money was forwarded to Governor Ralston this morning for distribution among the Indiana flood victims.
Standard Oil Co...., $2,800.00
Whiting Relief and Aid society 100.00 Pante Harolovich, collections. 49.25.
Hugh and Harry Taylor to Take Up Life in Adventurous Country.
Brimful of the vim and vigor, which animates healthy youths in quest of
rr.i.-i toamtc adventure, Hugh and Harry Taylor, 22
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near Lottavllle.
JUDGE GREEN HAS
A SAFE MAJORITY
cess of the Institution during the year' that It has been established, have ar- '
r ranged . to give a aerlR of ..three con- mlt certs, season tickets fol which' will" be . sold for fifty cents. The dates for the
three concerts respectively are "April 8, May 7 and May 28. The first concert will be a first anniversary celebration. The. three events will afford
I the Hammond people a splendid oppor
tunity of hearing Just what talent is.
NeW Wrinkle in Illinois LaW connected with the college. Among I those who will appear In the recitals
TTim Ctfoo f I are Misses Gladys Younger, Harriet
Gave
Advantage.
Ferris, Laura E. Hess, Dora H. Otto, Lillian Dixon, Elizabeth Webber and Messrs. Clark Learning and Charles Olson.
It Is now believed that Judge Frank WHAT CAUSED
Green's majority will be at least .
. and 20 years old respectively, and
irood chew Han ever made a wise brothers, sons of C. A. Taylor., formerly
man happy. Mornli SCOIT SCRAP. Adv.
Chew I'NIO.V
FRANCE HAS TRUST IN ITS NEW PREMIER
Heat, when and where you want It Get a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas & Elec Co.
PRETTY GIRL WILL RECOVER Indiana Harbor Beauty Getting Better at Hospital. Anna MIlhatlan he pretty Roumanian girl, who was murderously stabbed and cut last Sunday on h r way from church at Indiana Harbor by her
jealous lover, John Rateska of Detroit, is reported to be out of danger at St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond. She is suffering from deep and ugly flesh wounds, but she Is in no lmlmnent danger and If her condition continues to improve as it has done during the past few days she will be strong enough to leave the hospital In a week or so. Her assailant is' beln held at the county Jail pending a trial on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill
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local agent for the Indiana Harbor Belt
railroad, leave;tonight for the Canadian
i at Winnipeg, and later to take up land j claims. The father left last Sunday to Stake a-position as Winnipeg agent for jthe Canadian Pacific railroad. Mrs. ; Taylor and a younger son and daughter j of school age intend to follow next
summer after the close of school. The two brothers left Hammond this afternoon with high hopes and anticipations of a strenuous career, but nevertheless well Informed as to the hardship that they will have to undergo as pioneers. ; For both of them it
has been an aim for years. Since graduating 'from the Hammond high school, they have both been employed In the Gibson general office. Locate Near Edmoiitoi, The boys hope to locate in the
province of -Alberta on the Athabasca
river.
ARK YOU A TIKES READER T
r Ixuis Bnrthou. -Paris, April 3. Louis Barthou's efforts to form a cabinet have tided over the grave political crisis ' with which France was confronted when
Premier Briand resigned on account of the senate's virtual rejection of the electoral reform bill. The new ministry, while not regarded as a strong one, nevertheless gives general confidence because it Is thought that It will go far toward re-unltlng the Republicans, who were sadly divided over the electoral reform measure. M. Barthou has had experience as a cabinet minister extending over nearly twenty years with a great variety of colleagues and amid widely . different political situations, v Hence, he would seem to be admirably fitted to form a rallying point at a time like the present.... ..
It was first reported to be 27, then 29, and now It is 49. The official returns will not be announced until next Saturday. The friends of Judge Green attribute his success to their ability to get a large number of voters to give him five votes instead of voting for the four other candidates on the list.
Under the Illinois law where there
THE INCREASE Hammond property owners ttfho read
with some perturbation last night that
the cost of oil sprinkling had gone up
to $39.50 as compared to $33 per ten thousand square feet last year, were relieved today when they learned that this year's figure Instead of being $39.50 Is in fact only $36.50 per ten
are five offices of a similar character thousand square feet. The slight into he filled the voter may vote for five crease In price, according to Contrac-
of the candidates or he may cast five tor Prohl, is due to that the price of
votes for any one of the candidates. One of Judge Green's friends got nine of these five-vote ballots and others added to thel ost, so that there Is now no question as to the result.
DECEMBER WEDDING ROMANCEJIEVEALED East Chicago Belle Wedded to H. F. Ludwig of Gary. East Chicago friends of Miss Belle Donovan avere considerably surprised when they learned yesterday of the marriage of that young woman to H. F. Ludwig of Gary. It developed yesterday that Miss Donovan and Mr. Lud-
The Canadian homestead laws J wig were married last December while
stipulate a residence of at least six! on a visit to Indianapolis.
months each year for a period of three years on the homestead, and the tilling of at least thirty acres of the soil. Each of the brothers will squat on a 160 acre tract. The country in which they Intend to locate is a regular hunter's paradise, big game such as bear and moose being plentiful and on this account both being lovers of the sport they look forward to much fun although neithe rof them Is a hunter of the class who kills game for the mere pleasure. of killing It. They figure that they will get enough shooting to do to keep their larders well filled with meat.
The Canadian homestead laws are liberal enough to permit both of the boys to lie together and so the "batch" it during the time that they spend as pioneers. They expect to locate within several days drive of Edmonton. The boys have a host of friends in Hammond who glory in their "spunk" and determination to make their own way and be independent.
Firemen Called Out. Fire departments Nos. 1 and 3 answered an alarm from 359 Indiana avenue shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, fire having broken out in a
shed there. The damage was nominal. merls. Adv.
There was no reason why it should
have been a runaway match, excepting that the young people wanted to surprise their friends, the parents of both
parties to the contract knowing ana approving of their engagement. This had been known to all their friends for some time. - The marriage took place at Greenfield. Ind.. Dec. 26, Rev. Naftzger. the Methodist clergyman of that city officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig are furnishing up a hotjne at 162 Ellsworth street, Gary, where they will make their future home. The bridegroom is employed as inspector at the American Bridge plant. t Turf Operator Here. Thomas Casey, who Is operating the largest turf bureau in this country, is stopping over a few days on his way home from Juarez. Mr. Casey has had a very successful season, and ,is visiting Hammond. GETTING THERE! It in only n matter of tine when UNION SCOUT fhrwUK tobarro will lead all other. One trial will convince yon. Its sales today Indicate Its
oil per barrel has gone up from $2.95 to $4.30. The board of public works let the contract yesterday.: .
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE TIMES. HEADS RED CROSS IN FLOOD DISTRICT
Ernest P. BicknelL Ernest P. Bicknell, director of the American Red Cross, is in charge of the Red Cross forces of nurses and physicians in the Ohio flood district. He and his little army are meeting with success in their fijcht against the spread of contagion in the stricken cities.