Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 259, Hammond, Lake County, 14 April 1913 — Page 1

LAK JL II AMVJUELi EDITION VOL. VII., NO. 259. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1913. ONE CENT PEE COPY, (Back Numbers 3 Cents Copy.) REGION WIDE SAVE OTHERS FROM FL OODS, THEN AF TER DIE THEMSELVES. OBSTACLES FOLLOWING SERIOUS CHARGES BY GRAND JURY INDIANA EDUCATOR QUITS HIS JOB.

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District Meeting of Indiana Manufacturers and Shippers' Association to Be Held in Hammond Thursday. The safeguarding' of life and limb In Industry, the liability of employer to employe, and the best method of compensating Injured workmen will be the principal subjects discussed at the smoker and district meeting Thursday night of the Indiana Manufacturers' and Shippers' association. The meeting will be held in the rooms of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce under the auspices of the state association, the- Hammond Chamber of Commerce and the Hammond Manufacturers' association. A general invitation has "been extended to all business men In the Calumet region. The meeting here is in line with similar meetings recently in Kt. Wayne, "Warsaw, Kokomo, Muncie, Terre Haute and Evansvile, held for the purpose of ascertaining sentiment among employers of labor and shippers regarding proposed legislation fathered by the state association. The employers' liability and workmen's compensation question has engrossed the state organization for the past four years. This year the association agreed with the state Federation of Labor on a workmen's compensation bill which went through the lower house of the legisla(Continued on Page WANTED TO BET HIS SALARY Alderman Sielefeld of Hub Created Mild Sensation. ' fSpecVal to Thb Times.) Crown Point. Ind.. April 14. Mayor Krost filed his certificate and oath of office on Saturday and is now Crown Point's full-fledged mayor and presiding officer. It seems that at the council meeting at which Dr. Krost was elected, the vote for him was unanimous with the exception of Alderman Richard Bielefeld, who was a supporter of Attorney H. S. Barr. Alderman Bielefeld offered to wager his salary against Krost's while on the floor In a speech accusing Mayor Krost of soliciting the votes of aldermen prior to the election, that the mayor could not be elected by popular vote. INQUEST MAY RESULT IN ARREST This afternoon at 4 o'clock Coroner Frank V. Smith began the inquest over the remains of Mrs. Lenora Dicks, wife of Leslie Dicks of Tolleston, who died last Friday night from the effects of a criminal operation. Mrs. Dicks is said to have left, likt Mrs. Painter, a deathbed confession. The arrest of Dr. Israel Millstone followed Mrs. Painter's death, and some sensational developments are expected to follow today's Inquest. CINCINNATI GIRL MAY WED DIPLOMAT ir. V t 1 " V t 2 A7 Gladys Inralls as she appeared in an amateur play. It is rumored that Gladys Ingrafts, daughter of M. E. Tngalls, the railroad millionaire o' Cincinnati, is to marry Herr von Bulow, until a few days ago with the German embassy at Washington, now in the foreign office at Berlin. This report is the more interesting because the kaiser recently issued an order that diplomats should not marry foreigners. It is said that Herr von Bulow is sufficiently in love with Miss Ingalla .Is abandon, iusplomatic career.

Two of these boys, Dettman and Johnson, were students of Winona college at "Winona, Ind., who were drowned last week a short distance from the college. They were heroes of the Indiana floods who at that time saved a number of lives at Peru. Their drown ing was accidental.

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The most important detail in the street car situation in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor developed the latter part of last week when the South Shore, the Gary & Interurban, and the Hammond. Whiting and East Chicago Railway companies got together and concluded an agreement for, the disposition of their tracks in Chicago avenue. By its terms, the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago - and the Gary and Interurban will occupy the south side of Chicago avenue. Instead of the north side, as was originally BRIGGS ACCUSED 0F ATTACK West Hammond Character Is Arrested. "Jocko" Briggs, of West Hammond notoriety, who was acquitted of the slaying of Hans Peterson in 1905, last night. It is alleged, attacked John Klaus. 2322 West Lake street, with a hatchet. Inflicting a wound which may prove fatal. Briggs and Klaus were in the latter's room when a heated argument was started. Briggs grasped a hatchet, it is charged, and struck Klaus over the head. The noise of the scuffle attracted Policemen John Murphy and Henry Grady. Briggs and Schumacher were arrested and taken to the Warren avenue station, and Klaus was removed to the county hospital. MOTHER IN MENTAL LAPSE Leaves Husband and Child for Unknown Parts. (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., April 14. The disap pearance of Mrs. Mary Taraj of 219 East 119th street, is a mystery yet un solved, although the woman has been missing since Friday morning. Mrs. Taraj is 22 years old and suffered a mental lapse three years ago with which it Is feared she has again become affected." The husband notified the police on Friday, but all their efforts to locate the woman have been in vain. The police from the surrounding cities have also been notified. When Mrs. Taraj left home about 9:30 on Friday morning she wore a black eklrt, a blue coat and a blue and white striped shawl on her head. She is of slim build and had a sallow complexion, Mr. and Mrs. Taraj have one child, two years old, whom the mother left at home. WANT A JOB? HERirS CHANCE Aspirants for a place on Uncle Sam's payroll will have an opportunity on May 10th to pass an examination to show their fitness for the place. An examination for clerk and carrier will be held and anybody, in the age limit between 18 and 45 is qualified to take the examination. Married women, however, are not admtited. Jacob V. Bodegraven, secretary of the board of civil service examiners, is authorized to give further information realative to qualifications, salaries, duties, vacations, promotions, etc. Is your house cold wjen you reach home? Get a Gas Heating Stove. No axkl Gas & Slec. Co,

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provided, while the eastbound track of the South Shore will occupy the center of the street and the westbound track,,, the north side. The reason for this change Is apparent. Under the old provisions the new lines would be compelled to cross the tracks of the South Shore, at Kennedy avenucuFcrsyth avenue and Euclid avenue. By this latter arrangement, however, all of this Is done away with, the tracks bein laid on o thirteenfoot center eacn way from the eastContl"d on Page 7.) DONAVAN IS NEW POSTMASTER THERE Prominent East Chicago Democrat Is so Informed by The Times. Word was received by The Times this morning officially from Washington, of the appointment of Charles B. Donovan, Jr. as postmaster for East Chicago, to take place of Moso Specter, whose term expired last fall but who was continued in office until a decision could be reached as to his successor. Mr. Donovan was seen this morning at the Green Engineering works, where he Is employed as assistant foreman in I the foundry and was told of his good lonune. tie ueciarea mai ir ne naa received the appointment it was news to him, as he had as yet had no official CContlnued on Page 7.) SAYS HE WILL BE GOOD NOW This Man Drinks and Then Abuses His Wife. After mistreating his wife and children, who made a complaint to the police, Frank Fryar, 157 Indiana avenue, Hammond, was arrested last night by Officer Law. He was taken to the Hammond central station In an intoxicated condition, where he was charged with the third offense. This morning he was taken before City Judge Barnett, where Fryar plead guilty. Having served a jail sentence only two months ago. the court did not wish to impose another sentence and offered the victim of circumstance another chance. Fryar promised that he would secure employment on a farm and that in the future would not drink or cause his family or police further trouble. ANOTHER WHEEL REPORTED STOLEN According to the police blotter this morning bicycle thieves got away with another .wheel yesterday afternoon and so far no trace of the machine or culprit has been found. The bicycle belonged to" Arthur Creasbaum and was stolen from in front of C. Hubbard's store at the corner of Claude and Fayette street. Say, son, fill that pipe of mise with Foiti or Country Club. They are union made. Each package eoatains premium tickets. aicHle-Swtten - Tobacco -Co.

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Dickey PlaceJ Question Is Settled at Crown Point, Proceedings ; Being Hur ried to Closet' by Reason of Big Frick Transfer. The last legal obstacle which has been standing in the way1 of the building of Dickey Place in Indiana Harbor from Watling street to Standard avenue In Whiting was removed yesterday when the attorneys representing East Chi cago and the Honore estate got to gether and agreed outside of court on a basis of settlement. This transaction was hurried to conclusion on account of an important deal concerning the Frick tract, which was closed within the past few days, which insures and according to a well founded rumor, another big steel plant for Indiana Harbor, on the north side of the canal. Settled Out of Court. The case of the Honore estate against the city, the former protesting against the amount of damages and benefits placed against their property along the canal through which the road is to pass, was on trial before Judge Kopelke when during a temporary adjournment Abe Ottenhelmer and Judge Gillette for the city and Williard B. Van Home for the Honore estate, agreed on a settlement of the matter which was satisfactory to both sides. Similar cases filed by McClintock Marshall (Continued on Page 7.) with l-;na3 j. jacoby. designated as the official representative of Imperial Potentate J. C. Cunningham of the Shrine, the members of Orak Shrine look forward to one of the best ceremonials they ever had tonight. Other guests of honor will be John C. Hollenbach and Nelson C. Lambert, who are both high in the councils of the Shrine. A special car from South XKLSOX LAMPERT. Bend will bring 50 people from that city who will be met with automobiles this evening. There will be 120 from Chicago, and covers are laid for 400 guests at the banquet this evening. The banquet is in charge of the veteran banquet committee, consisting of Harry M. Johnson, Floyd Irish and Walter Hammond. Mrs. Mary Epker wiil serve. There will be 37 candidates which win inaKf tne ceremonial one or tne largest that has been held recently. TAKING THE SCHOOL ENUMERATION! The annual school enumerators is J now under way and must be completed ' by April 30th. The census is being! taken by Rinehart Elster, P. Weil and Edward Schottler. On the number of school children in Hammond will depend the amount of money that the city of Hammond can expect to receive out of the state school fund. It stands to reason therefore that the city should make as large a showing as possible, and that the enumerators be given every help. All persons from the age of 6 to 20, unless they are married, are to be included in this census

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Martha Lagar and Fort Wayne. Ind.. , April 14. Th Allen county . school trustees are considering the advisability of employing a woman as superintendent of the school system, since Henry G. Felger, who held the position for nine years, resigned to escape trial on impeachment proceedings brought as a result of the complaint of a grand Jury that charged him with gross immorality and malfeasance In office. The last three superintendents the school system has had have retired under fire on similar charges and the trustees are beginning to believe that a woman superintendent offers the only solution. Felger Is charged by the grand Jury with having caused the downfall of Martha Lugar. wh now is but 13 years of age and who Is said first to have succumbed to Felger's advances over a year ago. The school head also Is PERSONNEL TIMES Bl'KEAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., April 14. There Is a great deal of speculation here as to the kind of public service commission that has been appointed by Governor Ralston and what the commission whose personnel was given In these columns on Tuesday will do. The question of what will be the policy of the commission is the leading matter of discussion, for the policy of the commission is the big thing now. A good commission, with good, patriotic Intentions, it Is admitted, can be of great value, while a commission of the do-nothing sort or one that might lose sight of the Interests of the people would be worse than none at all. The men appointed by Governor Ralston are all men of exceptional ability, and men who stand well in their communities, and It is but reasonable to expect that they will give a good account of themselves In these new positions. Thomas Duncan is one of the leading lawyers of Princeton. He has been deputy prosecutor and has served frequently as special judge. He was nominated twice by Democrats for congress in the First district and was de AGED LAKE CAPTAIN IS DEAD William Peterson of Hammond was called to his former home, Green Bay, Wis., last week, on account of the death of his aged father. Captain Peter Peterson, who was burled yesterday. The veteran sailor of the' great lakes was 78 years old. While operating boats on the lakes he was part owner in schooners Alleghany. Mary Nau, and -Libbie JCau. The steamer T. S. Christie was the I last boat he sailed. Captain Peterson retired in 1900. The captain's influence in marine circles and in . the ship building craft was felt during all the 4lme he was engaged in building and , sailing vessels. Three years ago Captain . and Mrs. Peterson celebrated their golden wedding. Captain Peterson is one of the oldest members of the Masonic order, and belortted to Palestine commandery. Knights Templar. t EXPLOSIVE GOLF BALLS BARRED Mass. to Bar Missiles That Peril Eyes. Boston, April 14. Because of two serious accidents in golf games in the past four days, a bill will be introduced in the legislature tomorrow, on recommendation of the state board of health, to prohibit the sale of certain imported golf balls containing an explosive acid that sometimes destroys the eyesight when set oft. The accidents which aroused the board of health were two in a long series al lover the country. Several persons have lost the use of one or both eyes and have been disfigured in other ways as a result of the , golf balls exploding- .

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charged In the complaint with having employed his license granting power to force prospective women teachers to submit to his advances and to have employed the office rooms of his de partment for his illicit trysts with half dozen other young girls. The Lugar child has been sent to the Girls' Industrial home at Indianapolis. No criminal Indictment was returned against Felger although Jacob Funk, ex-county treasurer, was arrested on two counts charging contributing to the delinquency of the Lugar girl and another child named Hasel Thomas, aged 14 year.' Felger is still attending his duties as school superintendent, pending the selection of a successor. He is 31 years of are and was married but a year ago. His wife accepts his story that he is the victim of a conspiracy by political enemies. feated bv James A. . Hemenway, He has for several years been the attor ney for the Southern Railway, and has also represented the New; fork Central lines. - v James L. Clark was a member of the law firm of Clark & Hogate, at Danville, before he was elcted judge of the Hendricks circuit court. This firm represented the New York Central lines and other corporations. Clark and Duncan are old time personal friends of Governor Ralston. Charles J. Murphy, of Brookston, is a farmer, stock raiser and banker. He has been in politics for a number of years, and for the last two campaigns he has been Democratic district chair man of the Tenth district. He was a member of the House in the Legislature of 1901, and was the Democratic floor leader. He led the House fight for the passage of the Joss railroad consolidation bill which was passed by both houses 'and which was vetoed by Governor Durbin who denounced it as a vicious measure. The bill would have given the railroads a strangle hold on the state of Indiana. Murphy is a well educated man and is a graduate in civil engineering from Purdue Unlver(Continued on page five.) BOARD RECEIVES PETITIONS Two petitions for. improvements were received by the board of public works thl3 morning. One of them relates to sewers, while the third asks that, the Vi f i rr lair. srtmA nHrtn fni etralrht.n. P ; , t . . 1 ..AA M .... The plans and specifications for the Moss avenue sewer were accepted and the petition for a sewer in efferson street from Knewood avenue to the Standard avenue was accepted. The electric light company was" instructed to place lights on Chicago avenue at Torrence and Cameron streets, and on Truman avenue, between Columbia avenue and Hickory street, and one in f ront of the First Methodist church on Rifssell street. The clerk was instructed to notify Edward Balz to remove all obstruction from the property at the corner of Hohman street and Kenwood avenue which the city recently acquired through condemnation proceedings. The matter of paving the alley between' State and Sibley streets, from ' Oakley avenue to the first alley east of Hohman street was laid over until the 25th of this moth. E. J. Jacoby Here. E. J. Jacofol, first ceremonial master of the imperial council representing Imperial Potentate J. C. fCunningham, will be in Hammond this evening to inspect Orak Shrine. The coming of the noted shriner is expected to bring out a large attendance of the nobles. i Country Club Concert. The attendance at the Hammond Country club yesterday afternoon was augmented by the announcement that R. E. Garber, formerly of Chicago, but now-of Hammond, would be the soloist at the weekly Sunday concert. He gave several fine selections and was warmly applauded. About 200 people were at the affair.

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L Rioting at Valparaiso Uni versity Attended by Several Lake County Young People Was the-Wildest Ever Known in Town. SEVERAL ARE QUITE BADLY INJURED TOO (pedal to Tin Tntxa) Valparaiso, Ind., April 14. -Ten stu dents were arraigned in court today after being arrested and others are ta be taken today as a result of the out rageous riots which took plaoe here Thursday and resulted in the injury of a number of persons, the firing of scores of shots by the sheriff and police, the destruction of property and is expected to end in the dismissal of scores of students from Valparaiso University. The riots of last Thursday are the culmlnotion of the spirit of outlawry which has been growing in this institution for years. It is the result of a feud between, the town boys and the students which has become a tradition at Valparaiso. Trouble Starts Karly. The trouble began early. According to reports, one man with a dinner bell. (Continued on Page 8.) LATEST MEWS - BANK FAILS TO OPEN. "Providence, R. I?, April 14 The5 Atlantic National bank did iibt open for, business today." .' The .institution had a paid up capital of $300,000 and deposits of more than $2,475,000. J. P. MORGAN'S FUNERAL. New York, April 14. The funeral services of the late J. P. Morgan lasted about one hour and at 11 o'clock the ; coffin was removed from St. George's church to the hearse and the procession started for the Grand Central terminal where the body was put on board a train for Hartford. The funeral services were without incident MAY 15 IS END OF WORK Not until May 1 will the various assessors in the townships of Lake county complete thework of making the valuation on the personal property improvements that have been added to the wealth of the community in the meantime. " The work is sToJn forward rapidly and large force--ef deputies are employed in the northern townships. The state board of tax commissioners have imposed certain restrictions ' governing the- work of the assessors this year which is making their progress slower. O'HARA TO PRESERVE OLD INDIAN MUSIC Geoffrey O'Hara, Goeffrey O'Hara, recently appointBd instructor of native Indian music, bureau of Indian affairs, by Secretary of the Interior Lane, has started out to take phonographic records of all the old Indian sonfra. These will be preserved in the Smiths 00143 loatttaboa at Washington.

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