Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 7, Hammond, Lake County, 25 June 1913 — Page 1

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WEATHER. CONTINUED WARM AND FAIR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

VOL. vin., NO. 7. C. W. Austin, Real Estate Dealer, Remains Under Overturned Machine for Hours While Suffering Severe Injuries. (Special to Tbb Times ) Lowell, Ind., June 25. C. W. Austin, a Gary real estate man, was seriously bruised, internally Injured and wrenched by his r.uto going into the ditch after turning turtle and pinning him uder the machine. He was on his way from Mcmence to Gary Monday night, and when in front of "Wells Ainaworth's place, on the border of Low ell, his ligrhts went out while his auto was going forty miles an hour. He put the . brakes on, but the machine shot off the road in the darkness with the result above mentioned. He was unable to get out snd remained in this position for two hours before his cries for help and groans attracted the attention of the Ainsworths. Wells and his brother Ira went out, uprighted the auto and assisted the injured man into the house where he remained all night. His legs and arms were bruised and bleeding and his back was severely wrenched. He was brought to the station yesterday morning and returned home on the milk train. The auto was not badly injured. Medical attention was sent for and it is not thought that the injured Gary man will suffer permanent injury. He considers his escape remarkable. THEATRE The new Lyric theatre building In Chicago avenue, just west of Forsyth avenue. East Chicago, i practically completed, and the building will be opened with a dance in the fine dance hall on the upper floor, Saturday night. The building is one of the finest of its size in East Chicago and cost $25,000. It is owned by the Central Investment and Realty company of Hammond, and the architects are Warrlner and Norris, the East Chicago firm. J. H. McClay of Hammond had the contract. Ground was broken the first of February and work has progrered since then with but few interruptions. Before thi structure was enclosed there was a period of idleness or two on account of the weather and to allow the foundations to net. Otherwise progress has been steady and rapid. The building is 50 by 125 feet In dimensions, two stories high and constructed of wine colored Kushaka brick with whlto terra cotta trimmings. The first floor is divided into a theatre, an outer and inner lobby, stage and dressing rooms, besides a small store 30 by 35 feet which occupies the northwest corner of the floor. The dressings are four in number and are fire proof, the building itself being semi-fire proof. The stage is 60 by 20 by 40 feet high. The theatre has a seating capacity of 678 comfortable opera chairs being provided for this feature. This Is to be an indirect lighting system. The two lobbies are oak trimmed with enamel walls and tile floors. The theatre itself has a concrete floor so built as to enable Its being cleaned with a hose. The walls and ceilings are quite ornate, having ornamental plaster cornice and panels and the decoration of these will be begun tomorrow. They will be done in three colors, white, straw and old rose. These is to be a canopy on the outside covering the approach to the doorway similar to that at the Colonial theatre, in Hammond, and the doors themselves are of bronze, very heavy and most expensive. The dance hall is fifty by one hundred feet and on the floor with this are the check room, men's and women's waiting and retiring rooms, etc. It Is provided with a lire escape on the side toward the Calumet building. A suspended stage twelve feet square is hung from the celling by means of steel rods. The decorations here are cream snd tan. The system of ventilation is most scientific, electric fans concealed behind grills charging the air very four minutes. The building is steam heated and Is modern in every particular. Elks to Meet. The Hammond Order of Elks No. 485 will hold their regular meeting at their club rooms tomorrow evening and among the matters of importance will he the appointing of the various picnic committees. ' Plans are already being made for the monster picnic to be held in August and wit undoubtedly be the largest of the season and will outdo all other functions la the past.

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(Special to The Times.) Crown Point. Ind., June 25. Three distinguished gentlemen, ex-Senator Wolcott, C. C. Matson and Daniel Link, who compose the etate board of tax commissioners, descended upon the county seat today to review the work of the county board of reviews which has been in session for the past four weeks. No anxiety was manifested at their unexpected visit for it is explained that the state board is interested in the assessments of large corporations of which Lake county has an abundance. Interest is centered no doubt on the Gary Steel Mills, the largest of the world's Industries. . There are a number of officials from the giont corporations of the county nt the court house today representing their interests the state board will no doubt learn something from them. Developments are expected from this triangular meeting during the afternoon. THINK HAHHOND IS WAV STATION Michigan Central Only Stop Ten Out of Eighteen Trains. Time tables changed on the Michigan Central and Nickle Plate railroads the first of the week. The Nickle Plate is running its night train east at 10:33 instead of 12:30 and thus depriving Hammond of a theatre train which it happens they refuse to patronize to a great extent anyway. The ; Michigan Central now has eighteen trains each way a day. Of these-six'fldrTF'Stdp' finder' any "cOnaltions and ten have to be flagged. That leaves twelve trains, the accommoda tions, that stop in Hammond. Even these do reluctantly. People who do not care to go forty miles out of their way, to Chicago and back, in order that they may get started on their way to the eost feel that the Michigan Cenral ought to be brought to time by the city. Hammond is classed on the same level with Halsted street in the slums of Chicago by the road. The fast trains hurry by as If the sight of the town was displeasing to them. Few of the few fast trains to New York step here. CITIES ILL SEID DELEGATES Several Indiana cities and towns have sent notices that they will send delegates to the convention of the Indiana Municipal league, which will bo held at the Gary Commrcial club on July 8. 9 and 10. Mayor Knotts has received word that mayors and officials from the following towns and cities will come to Gary for .the convention: Hammond, Columbus, Hobart, Rochester. Rensselaer. Logansport, , Huntington, Elwood, Princeton, Aurora, Lawrenceburg, Laporte, and Richmond. It is expected that in all 400 delegates will attend the convention. Captain H. S. Norton is chairman of the general entertainment committee arranging for the affair. HEAR THAT MOOSE ISjRELEASED Attorney W. F. Hodges, former special prosecutor in the Gary bribery cases, said today that he had no definite knowledge that ex-City Clerk Harry Moose had been paroled from Michigan City penitentiary." Mr. Hodges said that Moose was eligible for parole some weeks ago and at the time there was a request that he be released. Moose at the time he was city clerk was a star witness for the state in the bribery trials. On the eve of one of the important cases he disappeared. Last November he returned to Crown Point, surrendered himself to Sheriff Grant, and in open court pleaded guilty to the charge of compounding a felony. He confessed that he left the state upon receipt of a bribe from Mayor Knotts and Bill Cain, the city hall contractor. PROSECUTOR BUYS SEVENTY LOTS Attorney Theodimir Foerster of Gary announces that Prosecuting Attorney James A. Patterson and himself have purchased 70 lots near East Gary, two and one-half miles east of Broadway. The purchasers intend to place their subdivision on sale as soon as the necessary details can he worked out.

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CHASES WIFE FOR -FiW MONTHS Former Whiting, Ind., Saloonist Follows Spouse to Joliet. After chasing his wife about the country for five months, John Batozitch, former saloonkeeper at Whiting, Ind., caught up with her here, only to be placed under arrest on her complaint on a charge of disorderly conduct. When arraigned in police court this morning before Magistrate Frank P. Lumley he pleaded guilty and after promising to leave town was fined S3 and costs and given one hour to leave town. For four years Batozitch was con'Contld on Paae 7.1 HISS. WOLF APPOINTED A vacancy on the staff of the W. C T U. hospital caused by the European trip of Dr. Mary E. Jackson is being filled by Mrs. Jessie Wolf, president of the Railroad Men's "Wives' association. She is working under the direction of Mrs H. E. Granger, president of the union! At present time the building project is somewhat delayed by the negligence of a department at Indianapolis, which Is to provide the women with necessary papers. A Liberal Offer. Mrs. Granger said today that the union has received an offer from a south side which may be accepted. Out of the goodness of his heart this benefactor will donate an acre or more of land in one of the most suitable locations for a sanitarium-hospital in Hammond. This has set the women to thinking and they have come to the conclusion that an up-town emergency hospital and a suburban sanitarium would be ideal. They have a temporary home all but secured in the heart of Hammond. They plan to make this pay expenses and the $60,000 hospital which they intend to build will grace the outskirts, probably the Ridge road. It is but a matter of a few years until the Ridge road will be a beautiful residence avenue and then the W. C. T. U. hospital will be in exactly the right spot, they say. The emergency hospital will take care of all hurry-up calls and accident cases. OTHERS ARE WISE. Vmlon Scout Scrap. Country Clafe Lou- Cot. Forex Ping: Cit aad Sweet Um Flue Cot Tobacco, have tickets rood for premiums. See the Ilat. Caloa made. Mcille-ScoUea Tobacca Cat

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(top left). Marguerite Snow and Flo A- TIMESilJ DID IT. John Nelson, the chief of police at Miller, is- in no pleasant mood. Some bold thief or thieves stole his father's cow, which was in a sand dune field near the Lake Shore tracks at Miller. LOOK IX THB times. The Gary Construction company advertises in Thb Times that its employes found a cow at Clarke Station, so if the Miller police chief looks over the classified columns of this newspaper he may find that the cow mentioned is his. TIMES AD RESTORES MULE. H. A. Dils & Co. of Gary have regained a lost mule ..because .the finder, Alex Myers of near Highlands, advertised the finding of a mule in Thb Times classified columns. On Tuesday evening Mr. Dils, learning from Thb Times columns that the mule had been found, went to Highlands and secured his property. WORK PROGRESSES SATISFACTORILY (Special to Thb Times.) Philadelphia, June 25. Activity at the Baldwin Locomotive works continues unabated despite the general i talk about a slackening of business. t 1 Last week's payroll contained the ' names of 17,573 men and the total amount disbursed was $276,556. These are pretty nearly top figures for the year. i The payroll is slightly larger than a few weeks ago. The volume of new orders normally falls off with the opening of warm weather and revives with fall. The company has business j enough booked to carry it at full cai pacity through summer. Preliminary work at the new Baldwin works at Calumet, East Chicago, is progressing rapidly. A Lucky Accident. A lucky street car accident occurred at the corner of State and Hohman streets early this afternoon, in which a large number of pedestrians saw Motormane Whitmore miraculously escape injury. - The accident was caused by the trolley on a work car, catching in a frog and refusing to loosen from its fastening, it wrenched the box-like apartment In which Motorman Whitmore was standing from the car. It fell heavily to the ground and by his presence of mind Whitmore bent his head and body, saving himself from being carriea to me ground with it. Witnesses to the accident cannot see how Whitmore escaped injury, as the apartment was torn from the platform with considerable force and lifted directly over his head. Whitmore did not suffer a scratch and traffic was delayed only a short time. If you are a Judge of quality try La Vendor cigar. Adv.

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1913. La Badie Cbottom). FIRST FOURTH OF - JULY ACCIDENT West Hammond Man Monkeys With Dangerous Torpedo. A premature 4th of July celebration resulted in 17-year-old John Zobreski, 690-150th street, being seriously injured last night when a railroad torI pedo with which he was playing ex ploded and badly lacerated his left hand. He was rushed to St. Margaret's hospital in Burns' ambulance. It may be necessary to amputate part of his hand. The accident occurred about 9:15 o'clock last night several blocks from the boy's home. It is said that he found the torpedo In some rubbish and, curious to see what it contained, he started to open it. The torpedo exploded, nearly blowing oft two fingers and badly lacerating his hand. Crying with pain he ran through the streets to his home and was then taken to St, Margaret's hospital. This morning he is reported getting along as well as can be expected and providing complications do not set in he will recover. Board Is Considering. It will take some time for K. of P.'s, in Hammond, to fully realize that a benevolent providence relieved them of the weary task of building a home and gave them at reduced rates a modern rentable structure the former home of the Lincoln-Jefferson law school. The building committee now has nothing to build, but will be made use of to arrange for the financing of the new home, which is costing the lodge $18,500. They will meet Saturday evening to arrange for the disposal of the recently purchased site on East State street and the leasing of the school building. The Hammond board of education was offered the use of the building for the coming year by the lodge at a meeting of the board last evening. Owing to the crowded conditions of the city schools it is probable that the old Jefferson-Lincoln law school may be the home of the high school for a year. The board is considering the offer. "The Red Bird." "The Red Bird," a jingling, tingling farce with Mae Taylor and a large company will be the attraction at the Orpheum for three days starting to morrow. . i "The Red Bird" is an adaption f rom j the German farce and to this has been added an even doien catchy musical numbers, making it one of the most enjoyable tabloid offerings of the present day. The cast includes Mae Taylor, late star of "Louisiana Lou," Corey Hunt of "The Girl Question," Jose Leo, Bing Cushman, Lew Naden, Elaine Arndt, William Mays and a number of others. The productio nfrom a scenic standpoint is said to be excellent, while the costuming is charming- and nifty.

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A story of frontier days and ways when two men fought to the death in the wilderness that Is now Gary will be re-told by Attorney Conroy of Hammond before the state board of pardons at Indianapolis this afternoon in an effort to liberate from the state's prison, Thomas Hannon, aged 45, who has the unenviable distinction of having committed Gary's first murder. Kla-h for Dog. Way back in '06 Thomas Hannon. a Whiting man went to Gary when the boom was on. He worked as watchman for a construction company. Onthe morning of Aug. 1, 1906. Hannon visited a Tolleston saloon and became rlotlously intoxicated. He passed through the wilds on his way back to Gary afoot and ran upon the sleeping body of "Tannage Jack" (John Lenning), a Hobart man. How He Killed Jack. Thomas coveted Lennlng's dog. whlh was laying beside his master. This passion was not of long standing, for he had never seen the animal before, (BW BULLETINS London, Jnne 25. Rudolph Spree ltlea, California an gar king, sailing for New York, Bays has no fear of panic In I'nlted State. Blames uncertainty of time tariff bill be passed for bad conditions. Loa Angeles. Cal., Jnne 25. This dty promises to be scene meat war between big and little packers whose trade territory coafllcts In western and southern parts V. S. Packing plants aggregating $5,000,000 in cost being planned. Chicago, June 2g. Chicago women on verge of receiving- ballot planning war on "Hlnky Dink" Kenna and "Bathhouse John" Coughlln .In alderma nlc campaign. Washington. June 25 Senate votes confirmation W. J. Harris. Georgia, director of census, succeeding E. Dais Durand. London, June 25. American Luncheon club entertained Ambassador Page aa special guest. Denver, Colo.. June 25. Athletes represents af turn verelns all parts country here- to participate national turnfest, lasting two weeks. Events Include all branches athletics. Boston, June 25 Champion Red Sox raised world's pennant at Fenway park, with New York Highlanders as opponents. GAS RANGES AND HEATERS GO FAST All Because the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Advertises. William H. Crawford of the Northern Indiana Gas company introduced a glass door range of recent invention to the people of the Calumet region through The Times. He started with a page ad as the sole medium. The very next day eight ranges were sold off the floor of the salesroom on South Hohman street and In each instance by reason of The Times' ad. Six solicitors did business that day an swering Inquiries and bring the sales up to an even dozen. Being a wide-awake sales manager, Mr. Crawford continued the page ad in The Times four times a week and states that the office received fifteen inquiries a day made in person ty users of gas. The gas range being all that is claimed for it is still selling itself by reason of The Times. A gas circulating water heater sold on easy payments is now being introduced to the people of the Calumet through the medium of full page ads In The Times. Mr. Crawford stated tothat he has found that a page ad will do a much greater business in comparison to the cost than a quarter page. "We are delighted with the results of our advertisements in The Times," said Mr. Crawford today. "The Times reaches the people of the Calumet region and they have confidence in it as a newspaper." Respond to Call. Fire departments Nos. 1 and 4 responded to a call at Columbia avenue and Summer street this afternoon, where a small blaze started in a barn. The property is owned by A. Novack, and the flames were extinguished after very little damage had been done. The origin of the blaze is not known. Cook with Gas, save money and time, and banish dirt. No. Ind, Gas & Elec. Co.'

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but on the spot he decided to abduct him. "Tannage Jack" awoke and a wordy altercation ensued. The mea locked arms and struggled and in the scuffle Hannon shot Lennlng through the heart. Broua-ht to Himmoii A capture of Hannon was easily affected by the Hammond poTiee. Chief Hanlon brought his prisoner to the old jail in the Superior Court building and was convinced that he did not realize that he had killed a man. When Hannon revived from the drunken stupor he was in he remembered everything: and made a confession. He was tried and sent to the penitentiary for life. Sentence Severe. Jurors now believe that Hannon deserves liberty for the long term wu administered because of wild conditions. All of the twelve jurymen are alive and have signed the petitions which Mr. Conroy presented. The city officials and leading citizens of Whiting, where Hannon lived, are also petitioners. E STARTED The agitation started by The Times against the garbage which is permitted to litter up the streets and alleys of the city is beginning to bear results. The following letter was received by The Times today: "To the Editor of The Times: "The citizens of Hammond who have been in touch with the work of the Settlement House feel very keenly upon the matter of the conditions of the alleys and the care of garbage and other refuse material. They feel, that the present conditions can be greatly improved if public Interest is aroused so that each citizen feels his responsibility in the matter. They have met With the board of public works and - find that the officials are most ready to cooperate with the public to obtain a clean and healthful city. "For this purpose a meeting will be held on Monday evening, June 13th, at 8 o'clock, in the Chamber of Commerce, to talk over plans for the best way to accomplish this result "We appeal to all residents of Hammond who are interested in the welfare of the city to be present so that we may all work together. "SETTLEMENT HOUSE ASSO." FAMILY PURSUED BH NEMESIS Oil and Gasoline Will Be Barred from This Family Henceforth. Ill fortune has been the lot of Fred Jarvls, a Hamond merchant, during the past few months. His sister and her little daughter were burned alive at Kankakee a while ago and his mother, Mrs. Albert Jarvis. is now near death 'in St. Mary's hospital of that city from burns received In a gasoline explosion. In all cases the accidents have been from the fire or combination of oil. the sister of Mr. Jarvis came upon- her little daughter playing in a book-case. Before she could rescue the baby from the toppling cabinet it fell over with a burning keroslne lamp beneath it. An explosion occurred and the baby was in flames. Its mother was badly burned in her frantic efforts to recue her child and was killed soon after when she stumbled and fell while carrying a burning keroslne lamp. Her clothing was ablaze in a moment and she died of the burn received. Mrs. Albert Jarvis, the mother, may die from gasoline burns. She ' was cleaning a hen's nest with gasoline l when the explosion occurred and her Injuries are thought to bo fatal. Coal oil and keroslne will no doubt be barred from the homes of the Jarvis family. The members of the family are to be found all over Lake county and all grieved by the horrible tragedies. TWO NEWJ30MPANIES. TIMES' Bl'RRAV AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, June 25. Two Lake Co. concerns were Incorporated here today: The aEgle Creek Drainage association of Crown Point was incorporated to drain lands. The directors are William B. Brown. John Brown, and Otto G. Fi field. Also . State Street Realty Co. of Hammond, capital stock $50,000. Directors Emil Minas. G. B. Sheerer, Charles Mayer and V. McGlrr. La Vendor cigars are pronounced exceptionally good by aU minokerayAdT.

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