Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 19, Hammond, Lake County, 7 June 1913 — Page 1

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Hammond People Visited by Plague of Mosquitoes; Street Car Is Held Up at Forsyth Avenue; Suffering Is Really Intense for Some A plague rose out of the swamps and cesspools about Hammond at sunset last evening making life a burden for every man, woman, child and beast. Mosquitoes, bred in millions by a June sun. sought the blood of humanity. They rose in swarms and clouds entering homes, club, stores and lodges. Men swore, women fumed. children fussed, babies cried while Fldo howled. Mosquito. Held Ip Car. A South Chicago-Hammond street car was held up for a few eventful minutes by .a million murderous mosquitos at Forsythe avenue at 7:45 last evening. A scene both ridiculous and tragic was enacted wen men rose to their feet, women screamed and panic reigned. Heads covered with coats and wraps the passengers settled back cowed and fearful. The motorman forced his way into the front vestibul again and soon escaped the slaughtering insects. It is estimated that each " individual was bit on an average of three times for every square inch of epidermis. A Swell Outlook. There is no question but that the multiplied decendents of these trillions of mosquitos will come back tomorrow night if it is war. Take your adding machine into a nice cool place and ligure out the result by the rule of nine. It can be plainly seen that Lake Front Park will be popular when the wind is off the lake and an inferno when the southern breezes blow. Last night the two special police spent a diverting evening chasing from one place to the other in search of relief from mosquitos. A cold wind came out of the north at nine o'clock and made things pleasant once again. But Hammond had a tine opportunity, to Judge what is before It this summer. It seemed like retribution visited those guilty of having retarded the deep sewer project. Until the swamps and cesspools aredrained Hammond has little chance of making a rep as a summer resort. CONDITION SHOWS GAIN Kriends of John Younger, 307 Sibley street, who has been confined to his home for several weeks with a number of painful carbuncles, received encouraging news this morning to the effect that he rested more easily yesterday and showed some improvement last night. Mr. Younger's condition has been very critical at times and he has undergone two operations. Providing no other serious complications set in his early recovery is expected. Mr. Younger is well known in Hammond, being employed as a collector for The Times. Bay, sen, fill that pipe of mine with Forex or Country Club. They are anion made. Each package romtalna premtnsa ticket McHIe-Scottea Tobacco Co. SHE PLAY'S GOLF IN A VERY CLASSY WAY X ''' V,,?! . . f7 Miss Lillian B. Hyde. Miss Lilliam B. Hyde of Westbrook, L. I., is known as one of the most expert women golf players in the East. She has held the championship of the Women's Metropolitan Golf tournament, which includes the clubs of New York and vicinity, and her defeat in the Metropolitan tournament a few days ago by Miss Marian Hollins, a clubmate, was a

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City and government employes aro still going down Into their jeans and forfeiting hard earned nickels that they may ride street cars in Hammond but In Gary the traction company gave up the fight yesterday and submitted to the will of the powers that be. Since the firemen and police won thi Ir battle at tho capitol and secured the ruling of the Public Service Commission that franchise agreeinnts between the city and a corporation hold sway ever the public utilities law street railways all over the state have given up the ghost. CUSTOMER BY A RUSE Three Chicago crooks worked a clever trick on F. M. Campbell, the' Hammond agent for Swift & Co.. and by a ruse swiped1' and got away with $157 which he was about to deposit in the Lake County Savings & Trust bank, this noon. Campbell stood at the customer's desk north of the entrance, facing Hohman street. At the windows was a long line of depositors. Clerks were busy in their cages adding figures, making change and taking in money. Campbell meant to Join the line to deposit $157 In cash and a stack of checks. But before doing this he laid his cash and checks in front of him and began adding up his figures. A stranger came up to the desk at his left, crowding him a bit and began to write out a check. Without looking up Campbell moved over a bit without moving his belongings. A second stranger, it was later remembered, stood in back of the two at the desk. At the right time a third ; man touched Campbell on his right shoulder and with ao honest and upright mien asked him whether, he had accidentally dropped four single" green -baks which lay scattered on the floor. He was somewhat surprised and stooped to pick up the money. "When he turned back to his figures he noticed that his checks were somewhat disarranged, his money was gone. He sized up the long row of people at the window, but the three strangers were gone. The whole transaction had taken less than thirty seconds. There were scores of people in front of the bank and the crooks had no trouble In losing themselves. The police were notified, but the trio evidently succeeded in making Its escape. A peddler entered through an alley gate Into the rear of Vo. 436 Truman avenue a moment before the whistles blew this noon and came upon the body of Mrs Margaret Nunemaker, aged 75, who had died of heart failure while engaged in beating a carpet on the line but a few minutes before. This morning Mrs.Nunemaker, who has been a widow for 17 years and lived alone, started on the second day of light house-cleaning. Her death was due to heart failure, brought on," no doubt, by the exertion, which, however, was not unusual for her. A daughter, Mrs. Martha Woodruff of Logan street, and a granddaughter are the only relatives in Hammond. Mrs. Nunemaker's family of girls is scattered in various cities of northern Indiana. She lived in her husband's former home by choice. The body will be sent tomorrow to Springfield, O., where services are to be held. All of the daughters have been notified and are expected here tonight. GARY CHURCH OBSERVES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY St. John's German Lutheran Evangelical church, near Main and Twentyfirst, Tolleston, tomorrow will observe its fifth anniversary. Rev. Edmund Kayser, one of the leading clergymen of- Gary, and a man who has done much to build up Tolleston, is the pastor of the church, coming to Gary from Chesterton. There are now upwards of one hundred members. Saxon societies from Gary, Hammond and Chicago will be present at tomorrow's celebration at the church. CNIOM BCOtJT SCRAP, countht CU B and FOREX pins cut ftrrowlns; hp lesps and bounds. Quality and quantity counts with consumers. HcHls S. 3s. Cs. ' A.

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WINS BIG Judges Unanimously Decide That Hammond Team Is Far Superior to South Bend in Inter-City Debate Last Night. GREAT VICTORY FOR LAKE CO. SCHOOL The Inter-City v High School Debate. Question for debates "Resolved (Bat the rommlMlon form of goverament la better than the Fort Wayne plan for Indiana cities." Hammond team Leslie Hellerman. '13; Theodore Adams, Mildred tarter, '13. Affirmative. South Bend team Louis In wood, 13, Forest Staples. '13, Catherine Guthrie, l. eratlTe. Judges W. C. McMahan, Judge of the Lake Circuit court, Supt. Arthur Deamer of the La Porte public schools, and Webster Davis, principal of the Goshen hlKh school. By unanimous vote of the judges the Hammond team was declared winner of the debate. Team work which showed thoroughness of work, a masterly grasp of the subject and a clear and concise presentation of It. gave the palm of victory to the Hammond school last night as against South Bend. The audience which comfortably filled the First Methodist church for the occasion waa given an excellent demonstration " of the efficiency ofthe Hammond acivooL Tn victory redounds to the Sedit of Supt. C. M. McDanlel, Principal F D McErroy and the balance of the corps of the high school, but particularly so to Prof. A. L. Murray and Mrs. Watson instructors respectively In the English and the public speaking departments Mr. Murray and Mrs. Watson built up a team capable of defending Hammond's honor against opponents much superior to the South Bend aggregation. Representative Is Edified. A 'number of the Hammond .m cials were in the audience, and were deeply Interested in the discussion Judge V. S. Reiter of the ..n.Hnn .... presided as chairman, the debated having been preceeded by a chorus song fsom the eighth grade. Barnle Carter, who is a member of the . Indiana legislature. anA kn.. daughter on the Hammond team aided in lis brilliant showinsr. stated Times reporter that he did not hear tne question so ably discussed in the legislature last winter, when the Ft. Wayne government plan was under consideration. The debate was opened by Leslie Hellerman for Hammond. He outlined briefly what is meant hv th i - -..X VVJIIIIjlJ. sion form, or the so-called Des Moines plan, and the Ft. Wayne plan, whlcii was proposed in the last legislature, but which was killed for political reasons. The Two Plans. Both plans he stated embody the initiative referendum and recall, the principal difference betwen the two being that in the Des Moines plans the commissioners who are the policy determining body are elected directly by the people, while in the Ft. Wayne plan, the commissioners are an administrative body appointed by a councilmanic body which in turn is elected by the people. In latter plan while the commissioners and the councilmon act as a check on each other, they are both In a policy determining capacity, which the Hammond debaters argued was not a form of government making for the best efficiency. The visitors argued that under the Fort Wayne plan, the council could appoint experts as commissioners, while under the Des Moines plan any man who is popular with the masse could be elected. To this the affirmative answered that the popularly elected commissioners could appoint experts as department heads. Leslie Hellerman gave his audience the Impression of having a mature mind. His flow of language however is a trifle to rapid for a public speaker, a fault which he will undoubtedly overcome. He is a son of Adolph Hellerman the shoe dealer. As a sophomore. Theodore Adams son of the Rev. F. H. Adams, gives much promise as a public speaker. He is deliberate and showed depth of thought. Miss Carter was the principal speaker for the Hammond side and displayed all the qualities of a good debater. Murray Wins On Both Sides. Louis Inwood was South. Bend's principal and easily its best speaker. Miss Guthrie has a winsome manner, and showed, a good grasp of the subject bnt the general statements which her side had to offer were no answer to the research and the considerable correspondence which the Hammond side (Continued on pace- a.)

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A new picture of Jessie W. Wilson. . M Jessie Woodrow Wilson, second daughter of the President and Mrs. Wilson, is deeply interested in philanthropy and since her father became president has delivered several addresses before philanthropic organizations.! She has recently left Washington for a visit at Lake Mohonk, N. Y.

MANY CASES OF MEASLES The home of Clyde Cole of Gibson was placed under .quarantine by Health Officer Wels yesterday where a twoand one-half year-old daughter is suffering from a mild attack of smallpox. The child was takVii lU Wednesday and yesterday tbC cast, Vas(iiagno9-"tr smallpox. This im the' firsC case that has been reported in Hammond this year. Testerday seven cases of measles were reported on the north side, and today Dr. Weis finds that the disease is spreading ' considerably and may total as high as 35 cases. Masonic Doings. 1 The Garfield lodge No. 965, F. and A. M., met in their regular meeting at the Masonic temple last night and conferred a degree on a class of candidates. With the exception of the regular routine work nothing else of importance occurred. ' Tuesday evening Hammond Council No. 90, R. and S. M., met In their monthly meeting and conferred degree work on a class of candidates. New Show "In Wrong." "Good Morning. Judge" will close Its engagement at the Orpheum this evening. Tomorrow, Eddie Denoyer and Rosa Danie, two well-known performers on the variety stage, will bring their musical comedy, "In Wrong," to the Orpheum for a four days' engagement. The company consists of twenty people. If you are a Judge of quality try a La Vendor clear. Adv. GETS LITTLE CHECK FOR WEDDING GIFT if Mrs. Sydney L. Berg. A modest little check for one million dollars was one of the wedding gifts presented to Mrs. Sydney C Berg, who before her marriage a few days ago was Miss Lily Dorothy Magnus of Chicago. The donor of the check was Adolphos Busch of St. Louis, the bxfede' jzxaadf ather

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MOTORCYCLE INJURES TWOJfOUNG BOYS v i Vhile Learning to Operate Machine Hub Boys Meet With Accident. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., June 7. Fred Wise, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Wise living in the north part, of the city, was seriously Injured in a motorcycle accident last evening near the fair grounds, and for a time his life ws despaired of. A boy compan ion by the name of Mott, was also slightly injured when the machlre Jwhich was a newly purchased one by I Wise, became unmanageable, carrying the two riders Into a ditch on the roadI side, young Wise becoming entangled in tne motorcycle wnicn is a nine norse power affair and the most powerful machine constructed. Wise received an ugly gash on his forehead m-hich rendered him unconscious besides dislocating his hsoulder and receiving internal Injuries the extent of which could not be ascertained i last evening. Mott came out of the (accident luckier, only receiving severe abrasions on his face and body. The two lads were rushed to the city in an automobile and were cared for by Dr. Blackstone who reported that Wise's injuries while severe were not such as to cause grave alarm. The accident is the third motorcycle accident to occur here in a wek's time and presents a moral to th riders to exercise a (greater degree of caution, and care In riding than has been evidenced by some in the past. SYNDICATE IN PROPOSAL TO LONG Hammond Man Considers Theater Proposition. A svndicate that nrovifips th hAt Ipf vaudeville for outlying theaters In i Chicago Is said to be behind the George Long $75,000 show house proposition in Hammond. Long is now in Oklahoma at the ranch of a son, but will return shortly to consummate plans for his new building. A call to his home this morning brought the assurance of Mrs. Long that the theater is being considered and wil no doubt be constructed, though no written agreement has been made. The site is where the Whitaker livery barn stands. LAKE BREEZE ROUTS FIRST HEAT WAVE Just one day of real summer weather and the next day it snowed pretty near! Yesterday was the first genuine summer day of the year, and apparently the last for a while. The thermometer at 2:30 p. m. registered 91, the highest this year. Then it dropped, until at 6 o'clock this morning it was 48, with a chill and a threat of worse i to come. Tou ft it Instant warmth and comfort with a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas & Elec Co.

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Hammond Chamber of Commerce to Take It Up on Monday Night When Illinois Boosters Will Ask Rail Union With City. Interurban railroad development beitween Lake County and Chicago Heights, a matter of vital interest to Hammond is to be one of the principal subjects for discussion next Monday evening at the regular meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce. While It Is to be a regular directors' meeting a large attendance from the general membership is nevertheless expected. Committees from some of the lntervning towns btween Hammond and Chicago Heights have already Interviewed President Reiter of the Commerce Chamber and other offl1 8-lB. BABY; STORK YARN THIS Here is part of a telephone conver sation in Ths Times' city room this noon when' everybody was busiest: Proud parent on 'phone "Now repeat that and see if its all right." Humble Cub "Born to Joe Wise, 271 North Hohman street, a baby boy say how much did you say it weighed?" Proud Parent "Eighteen gospel pounds." Humble Cub "Tees, that's what I understood, but don't you think you had better try another pair of scales." Proud Parent "Well, dunno, we called In all there are in the neighborhood and they all agree." Humble Cub "Gosh I don't see how the stork happened to deliver that much baby. when any plutocrat in Chi cago would "pay him a thousand dollars a pound for It." Proud Paren "Tou can bet your socks that I would rather have an eighteen-pound baby than all the houses on Sheridan road. Mother is well and the little fellow's fine, goodbye." This may or may not be a good human interest story, but its a cinch that it is too good for the birth column. WILL SHOOT AT GARY. Members of the Hammond Gun club will travel to the Gary Cfun club grounds tomorrow afternoon where they will show the steel city trap shooters their prowess in breaking the clay birds. At their regular shoot last Sunday the Hammond Gun club did some excellent shooting and if they can repeat their scores they will be able to walk away with the prize money. The Lake George Gun club will hold their regular shoot at Klndel's Grove Sunday morning and afternoon. OFFICER TAKES THEM. An officer came to East Chicago from Grand Rapids, Mich., yesterday to take back to the juvenile home there from which they had fled a few days ago, the two small boys found day before yesterday in a half-starved condition in a Wabash freight car. The boys had subsisted for two days on dry corn, which they were munching when found by Officer O'Connell. They were easily persuaded to return with the officer as they had had enough of trying to make their way in the world. They boys were aged 12 and 9. THREE CYCLE THIEVES JAILED ! AND FINED Three men, accused of the theft of bicycles and believed by the police to be members of the gank that have been stealing on -an .average of five wheels a week in Gary for the past year, were fined and given jail sentences in the Gary police court this morning. Each was fined $15 and fcosts and given thirty days in the coiinty Jail. Those fined were: Paul Ormak, caught by Officer Misken: Mike Stanko. caught by Detective Jenkins; Joe Vallons, caught by the Hammond police. Any one purchasing a bicycle in Lake county from strangers Is warned by the Gary police to be sure that it is not stolen property, and therefore liable to being recovered by the owner. MR. GREENWALD JFOR FUSION Charles E. Greenwald, ex-prosecutor and the first man to formally announce his candidacy for the Gary maj'oralty. will be a candidate for the nomination, subject to the republican-progressive fusion plans. Mr. Greenwald was twice elected prosecutor on the republican ticket, but he will abide by the fusion plans in the forthcoming city campaign.

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cials and have been assured of every possible cooperation from the Hammond end. The Idea of the boosters Is to Interest the company operating an Intel urban line between Chicago and Chicago Heights in building a .line northeast from the latter city so as to serve Thornton, Glenwood, , Oak Glen. Lansing, Bernlce, Schrumville, . West Hammond and Hammond. Those who have given the propoltlon any thought are convinced that It li highly feasible, and that if the Chicago Heights-Chicago line would not care to extend, that probably other capital could be interested. Such a line would touch some of the best territory in Illinois, and the substantial class of people it would carry to either Chicago . Heights or, Hammond would be a material help to any city. The big department stores of Hammond have for years tried to cover some of this territory.- by means of free busses. 'the discussion next Monday evening will undoubtedly give ' the members considerable information, and the Information gained will eventually -be a tig asset In dealing with other Interurban ' projects. . M(BW BULLETHrJS TIMES" BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. IadJaaapolla, lad.. Jane 7 Governor Ralsrton today appelated Elijah A. Gladden of Lexington, Ind., to amcceed Cnarlea C. Deam of Blnfftoa an Mate forester. Appointment of new membern of the board will follow. W1H A. Gauthrie, Indianapolis.) C. D. Meeker. MowticeUM Stanley Coulter, Purdue university, and William W. Waltman, Bean Blosaom, re-appointed. Boarton, Jane 7 The . jory la the dynamite conspiracy cave, which grew out ot the Lawrence textile artrlke, today found William M. Woed, president of the American Woolen company, not guilty. The Jnry disagreed an Frederick Attemnx. Deaaln J., Collins wan found tmllty a t ojnt .'and, not arollty on three eonnfa. V ' Chicago. Ill, Jnne T The Illinois Telephone 4 and Te-letrrnph , company, known as the automatic telephone company, la seeking permission from the -nn, oil and electric light committee to sell out to a competitor If it so .desires. WILL BEGIN JULY FIRST Movement to Get Saturday Half Holiday Fails. Pushed to the limit by contracts, Hammond industries claim they can not allow their employes the customary half-holiday at weeks-ends this month. A canvas by telephone this morning revealed this edict to be universal with the exception of W. B. Conkey's, where work stops at noon on Saturdays the year around. It had been intended starting with June 1 for the half-holidays. By the first of July the plants will grant the concession. Workers who have looked forward to a weekly half holiday are grievously disappointed. ILLINOIS GIRL IS A WELLESLEY "COP" Miss Frances Bojfert, Miss Frances Bogert of Evanston, HI., who is a student at We lies ley college, Boston, Masa has been elected by the student government to become one of the college "policemen" next falL She has declared her willingness to sacrifice some of the comforts enjoyed among her eorority sisters and to live with the "freshies" in the village. It will be her special task to look after the newcomers and to referee their troubles.

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