Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 23, Hammond, Lake County, 5 July 1913 — Page 1
rrn VOL. JH., NO. 23. JULY 5, 1913.rEIGIIT PAGES. SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION
WEATHER. FAIR TODAY; StTNDAT FAIR AND COOLER.
TAKE TIPTFC HOME HIE I I hi CO WITH YOU
WHERE
AID NEEDFUL ASKS Hi
Attorney General of Indi
ana Answers Letter of Special Prosecutor Bruce Sent to Gov. Ralston and Referred by That Officer.
VETERAN
HAVING
(By W. SI. BLODGETT). Crown Point, Ind., July 4. Otto J
Bruce, special prosecutor appointed by t
Judge McMahon to aid the grand Jury in the investigation of crimes and misdemeanors in Lake county, wrote the following letter to Governor Ralston on ' Jun 33: . , Honorable Samuel M. Ralston, Governor of the State of Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind. I My dear .Mr. Ralston Upon a written statement setting forth the facts - showing the grounds for so doing, the grand Jury of Lake county requested the Lake circuit court here to appoint a special prosecuting attorney. The court, after considering the matter, appointed myself special prosecutor, and I find, after taking tlte matter up, that we need your help; and If you will send or appoint some attorney specially representing yourself to aid In this Investigation, I shall greatly appreciate It. It appears that for some considerable tme a gang Of gamblers from Chicago and other cities have been daily resorting to a place
known as Cavanaugh, in this county, where gambling of various kinds has been carried on openly . and notoriously, and, as I say. from day to day under such circumstances as it appears that some of the officers.at least, from this locality, have been lending aid and encouragement. Trusting that we may secure -your immediate aid and assistance until this matter Is investigated and carried out. I remain most respectfully yours, - -?Tv T""" T- ? 'OTTO J. 'BRTJCJt-'f; 'i Replies to Mr. Brace. Under the date of June 24. 191S, the following answer to Mr. Eruce's letter m-as received: Dear Sir The governor Is in receipt of your letter of the 23d Instant. He directs me to inform you that he has handed your letter to the attorney-general, and requested him to take this matter up with you at once. Tour very truly, BURT NEW, Counsel to Governor. On June 26, Mr. Bruce received the following letter from the attorneygeneral' at Indianapolis: Dear Sir Governor Ralston has referred your letter of the 23d inst. to me for answer. Vou state that the Judge of the Lake circuit court has appointed you as special prosecutor to 'make certain grand Jury investigations with reference to gambling, and you state you ought to still -have some additional help. As this Is a matter of investigation I would ask ' that you state wherein it is necessary for you to have assistance. For my part it seems to me that where the court, grand Jury and yourself are all in accord with what is to be done that an additional attorney -would be of little aid to you, if the evidence before th grand Jury warrants the return of indictments. However, if you will write me in detail why you should have additional help I will be glad to give it due and proper consideration. Very truly yours, THOS. M. HON AX.
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(Special to The Times.) Lowell, Ind., July 6. Amos Thompson, the only Civil war veteran from southern Lake county attending the fiftieth anniversary of the great battle at Getysburg, writes to Gary relatives
that he is having the time of his life
meeting comrades who fought by his
sled in that bloody struggle of fifty
years ago
Then they were greeted by the noise
of shot and shell. Now with a hearty
hand clasp and a voice of welcome. Mr.
Thompson was a member of the Twen
tieth. Indiana Regiment, Company B,
and was in more engagements than any
regiment from Indiana.
CHILD IS BURNED TO DEATH
HAYWOOD WILL LOSE HIS JOB
Congressman J. B. Peterson Is Ordered by Postmaster-
General Burleson to Hunt Up a New Postmaster for Lafayette.
The fourth of July took one life in Gary, that of a four-year- old girl, who was so badly burned that she died
within a few hours. How the tot's would be postmaster until April 1914.
Washington, July 3. George P. Haywod. postmaster of Lefayette. who for many years has been, one of Indiana's most prominent Republicans, will beremoved from office within the next few days. The decapitating ax began to descend on Mr. Haywood when. Postmaster General Burleson sent a letter to Representative J. B.. Peterson of the Tenth District stating that the removal of the postmaster -at Lafayette had been recommended by . the postofflce inspec
tor and adding that he (the postmaster general) would be pleased to receive any suggestion which Mr. Peterson might desire to submit in connection with the appointment of a successor. The favor of an early reply to the post master general's communication was requested. The salary of the postmaster of Lafayette is $3,500 a year and it la the best office in the Tenth district. If alolwed to serve out the term for which he is commissioned Mr. Haywood
clothing became Ignited ho one knows. Johanna Isay. daughter of Herman Isay, 777 Adams street, .proprietor of the Walk-Over Shoe company in Broad
way, is the name of the little victim. In trying to save the child Mr. Isay was
badly burned himself.
Scream Bring Parents. About five o'clock the parents who
were inside the house, heard Johanna who had been playing in the back yard, screaming. Mr. Isay rushed out into the
yard and found the child a mass of flames. He tried to beat the fire .out
with his hands, but was unsuccessful.
In the meantime Mrs. Isty and a neigh
bor came with. pllloj-s.nd oba sod J
smothered., ih- fire,- Tjttt vaot ..until-. -, of Johanna's clothing had been burned.
A doctor .was hurriedly secured and he caused the -child to be removed to the Gary .General Hospital. There everything possible was done to east the suffering; and more physicians were called into consultation. However, the little one's burns were fatal and at nine o'clock she died in convulsions. Fire Cause la Cikiom, Mr. and Mrs. Isay, who have one other child, are heartbroken over the death. of litle Johanna. The child was a favorite in the neighborhood. Mystery surrounds the cause of her clothing catching on lire. Whether the child was playing with matches, had punk, or had her clothing Ignited from a stray firecracker has not been determined. The funeral services will be, conduct
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Editorials Show Irony. The irony of fate is illustrated in this unceremonious decapitation of Mr. Haywood. On June 13 the LaFayette Journal, owned and published by Mr. Haywood, printed the following edi total: "Surely Representative Peterson has been in Congress long enough to do something for his constltunts. Some criticised Mr. Crumpacker for not doing more for his district. Isn't it time for Peterson to make a move? He should at leaset get a few Jobs for
these faithful followers who await en
couraging news from the front"... ,
- Thai. Hammond JThaas ;pubUsha the. editorial the ' next day with the
"comment that "George is getting rest-
lees" and Representative Peterson who
appreciates a Joke when he sees It, had j
read Mr. Haywood's editorial in the Times, and was perusing it when the
postmaster genert's, letter stating that j
Mr. Haywooi la to be removed was handed to him. To the member of Congress it looked a good deal like the case of a man hoist by bis own petard. When asked for a statement. Mr. Peterson said: "The fact speak for themselves and the inferences can easily be understood."
I SUFFRAGIST LAWYER DEFENDS GIRL I I STRIKE LEADER IN PATTERSON TRIAL A"j , ' fy SH
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SHALLEY ISSUES AtlNOUIIGEMEHT
Chief Executive Now Considers His Chances Better Than Ever.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (top) and Inez Alilholland. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the yotmr L W. W. organizer who is on trial in Patterson, N. for inciting to riot ii the recent rtnke of the silk workers in that city, has among her counsel two women lawyers. Miss Inez Milholland, the New York suffrage leader, is one of them.
BlUSJLEJIirJS
ed tomorrow at the Isay home.
further arrangements have been made.
"JOM OF ARC" GETS BUSY AGAIN
FALCONS
II GARY
Former West Hammond Publicist Once More in Spotlight.
Virginia Brooks Washbums, the Joan of Arc of West Hammond, who purged that town and freed it from the vice
1 f I I 1 1 ring, yesterday got out her sword, pol-
U II I V U jished up her helmet, ordered her char I I 1 1 I I II Ker saddled and announced that she is
I UtalUII going to clean up the Ghetto market
in the Twentieth ward ib Chicago and
rid it of graft.
Mrs. Washburne announced that she
expects to be the first woman alderman
in Chicago. She says she will run for
office in the Twentieth ward, where there is a vacancy caused by the death
of Emanuel (Manny) Abrahams. While she does not live in the 20th ward, she said her husband will move there soon.
I ..jow tnat we have the vote, we want A half thousand khakl-clad and rifle ' offic" 8ald Mrs' Wftshburne. "The balarmed Polish Falcons invaded. riarvllo in not do u" any Sood a" lon
yesterday from Illinois and Wisconsin. 'as w elect only mtn' Thtir make prom
GIRL RESCUES HER -BRAVERESCUERS Miss Beatrice Ward Makes Father's Visit an Exciting One.
coming to the Steel City for the pur
pose of having a three days' encampment. General Kylxk.1 Here. When the Chicago Falcons arrived at the Union depot the Pullman, Gary and South Bend contingents, under the command of District Commander Bartamski were on hand to meet them. Headed the Chicagoana was Commander-in-Chief Rylski of Pittsburg. The Falcons lined up in the Broadway stub and then marched down" the ' street, headed by a brass band. They went to their camp at Forty-first avenue and Tennessee street, their camp. A review, parades, and sham battle took up yesterday's program. The forces were divided into Brown and White armies for the sham battle. The Whites "defended" ary. The encampment will continue today and tomor-
ises to get our votes, and then do as
they please when they get into office. I've been able to make some pretty god fights in the past and I believe that I can successfully weather an aldermanic campaign. If I am elected 'the
first thing I'll do will be to clean up the Ghetto market and free it from graft.".
Charles E. Warde of Pittsburg, Pa., arrived in Hammond early yesterday morning very unexpectedly. He found his way to an address In Conkeyville,
-where his daughter, Beatrice, is visit
ing her uncle, E. B. Cross of 1124 Monroe street. He came prepared to be touched and carried a grip full of fin
ery, all to bribe his favorite daughter
and keep her out of lakes and rivers. Rescues the Rumen. Coincidental with papa's arrival Miss Beatrice was having her second experience within a week at the gentle art of drowning, n As was the case in the first instance she escaped after a series of exciting Incidents. Three men came to her rescue in the Kankakee river at Thayer, Ind. One she threw to the bottom and stood upon, another she kicked and the other she clung to in desperation. Miss Warde weighs 166 pounds and is athletic. When it came to a show down there was no one who could' rescue her. So she stopped
struggling, tried swimming and helped the rest out. They were all more or less under the influence of water. Papa Arrive. Papa heard part of this over the 'phone and guessed the rest. He broke all speed rules and regulations of two counties. He arrived, clasped his darling daughter Into his arms, passed around the seegars, 3 for $1, and went swimming. He has cautioned her about the water and the clothes and the hickory limb.
Gettysburg;, Pi Jnly Sv Forty tkau ana veteaana . preparing leave for home all ' over nertfc. and Math. Will now fla-ht : for International peace. Say war of '&S air have been necessary.
bat future wars n he lean. Salt Lake. rah. July B. Thousand of school teachers front all parts of country here . attending National Education Association convention; ' hot fight promised la discussion over married women teachers and election offl-
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MAYOR. Hammond, Ind., July S, 1913. Editor TIMES! Please announce my name as a can
didate for the offl.ee of mayor of the 4ty of Hammond, Indiana, subject to the decision of the democratic primary to be held Aug., 2, 1S. JOHN D. SM ALLEY. "The more the merrier," said Mayor John D. Smalley today as he authorized his name to appear in The Tines' political announcement column. The mayor's comment referred to the fact that the mayoralty Hst is now swelled to three. He considers his chances better than ever. "I am in this campaign," he said.
without fear or favor of any individual or corporation. I am satisfied that I have demonstrated to the taxpayers of Hammond that I am ruled solely by my convictions fearless of political results. I might have made political capital of the deep sewer situation, but without counting the political cost In the coming campaign I came out squarely .In favor of it- I believe in being as progressive as the finances of the city will permit and to meet what issues arise squarely."
ERRING WIFE IS CAPTURED
Shelby Woman Runs Away With Brothers of Husband and Battle of Revolvers Fought on Banks of Kankakee River.
SHOCKING
SCENES
1 TRI
Perhaps
Seattle, Wash.. July R. National Conference of Chart ties and Corrections opened here to dlscusa immigration, labor questions, nnd hoboes. ' Erie, P, July 5. Big celebration centennial Perry's Lake Erie victory bea-Ins here tomorrow. Suffragists planning big demonstration. Chicago, July 5. Tallten games, patterned from athletic events at Teltown, MM years B. C, be revived here tomorrow after 744 years. Best Irish athletes expected to compete la events.
Get More Oil News. The Iake County Oil and Gas company, which "struck it rich" in Oklahoma wells, received word yesterday that two more six hundred barrel wells had been shot. The company now has four wells, two six hundred barrel producers, one of five hundred dally output, and one half the latter's size.
Cook with Gas, save money and time, and banish ddPt. No. Ind. Gas at Eleo.
THE 0LD,0LD STORY. While stepping from an East Chicago street car at State and Oakley at Hammond Frank Fllmore, 3410 Block avenue, Indiana Harbor, had his pocket pocHets picked yesterday afternoon of a wallet containing $12. He reported the robbery as soon as he missed the money, . but no trace of the sneak thieves could be found. Fllmore reported that his pocket was picked by two young men.
GROWN POINT MAN CHOKES TO DEATH
(Special to Thk Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 5. The glorious Fourth is usually responsible for all kinds and manner of deaths, but it remained for Crown Point to establish a precedent yesterday in recording a death by choking to death from eating a Fourth of July dinner. Wm. Mana. a farm hand, working on the Charles Wilkening farm, was the victim of the peculiar accident which occurred at the Kladering hotel, where he had come to this city to celebrate and eat a Fourth of July dinner. While eating a piece of beef steak the same became lodged In his throat and before physicians could, arrived to dislodge the foreign matter the man had succumbed.
Mann was about 65 years of age, and single. Little is known of him, but It is thought he has a sister residing in Chicago. The body was taken to Merrill & Linton's morgue, where the autopsy was held yesterday.
Chief of Police OkraJ of West Hammond is following up the clean-up begun last week in the raiding of Con Moore's Colonial hotel, on Plummer avenue, and the arrest of inmates and Maggie O'Brien, the landlady. He explained to The Times this morning that, although the raid was without his knowledge, as stated by Officer O'Keefe, he would have .readily sanctioned It. The chief has been instrumental in keeping the vicious element out and does not wish to be discredited. That the statement of Officer O'Keefe made a wrong impression is the fear of the chief and he wishes it distinctly understood that he is an enemy of the dives. This has besjn shown in past
raids and arrests.
never in th Inesl Vilstorv
J of the Erie road has there been such disgraceful scenes as were witnessed
yesterday on the early Erie train going
to Crown Point, when over 100 ex our
slonists boarded the train already
jammed to the roof with passenger
No extra couches had been provided, though it was a holiday and women
coach- standing up. Their holiday fin
ery was-disheveled and awry and faint
and weary they arrived at their destinations. The people of Hammond are
praying for the day when they will
never nead to use an KH tra-la aa-aln.
DROWNINGFATALITY. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 6. Another fatality in the drowning line is reported in which Crown Point people are directly altected, the accident occurring yesterday at Winamac, where a 16-year-old ' son of Mr. and Mrs. James Everett, living on Merrlllvllle
road, north of the city, is reported to
ACCIDENTS
ARE FEW ON
THE FOURTH
(Special to Thh Times.) Lowell, Ind., July 6. A battle of wlt
terminated In a battle at arms on tha evening of tha third when deputy sheriff, Harry Rouse and Marshall Andy Martin fought for the capture of Bert Baker and James and George Atwood
who were running oft with the wife of
Charles Atwood of Shelby.
Dusk was descending. as the officers
came upon the fugitives on the banks
of the Kankakee near the Walsh rail
road bridge. They opened fire when
Baker and tha Atwoods resisted arrest.
Rounds of shots from both sides passed without injury and when the officers were near enough to shoot straight tha party surrendered.
Baker was bound over to Justice
Woodcock's court and George Atwood fined $10 and costs and given thirty days. James Atwood is missing. Tha captives were taken to Schneider from the river and Mrs. Atwood sent home to her babies. The Atwoods ars broth
ers.
Escaped to Illinois. Just how three came came to covet another man's wife is not explained.
That they were prepared to stay away
is known for a store of provisions was
purchased from Dickey's store in Shel
by It is claimed that they stole two boats on the banks of the Kankakee. They were in Illinois when captured.
The police promise a clean-up of "characters' In tha region of Schneider and say that this is an Initial step. Mrs. Atwood Is young and ptetty. Her husband has declared war on the men who- Induced her to leave her home. Baker's trial la to come up a week from. Saturday,' tha cnarges In both ases are for fesiffylrig concaved 1 weapons" and "resisting an officer."
CHURCH
EPISCOPAL
TO
BE ENLARGED
The last service in St. Paul's Episcopal church as It now stands will be held tomorrow morning at 10:45. For a number of weeks past the vestry of the church has had under consideration extensive repairs and improvements on the church, which will entail the expenditure of $3,000. The re-modeling
will include the building of additions
July, the 4th. was hot and unsuffer
able in Hammond and happily void of
death of devastation. Boy Hit by Auto.
John Wasik of West Hammond, a
boy of II. was hit by an automobile on the northeast and west sides, which while riding a bicycle on Wentworth wf nwt hth thVterlor an,i i-
avenue last evening. He was taken to j terlor desfffn to a great extent, and add St. Margaret's hospital. where Dr. j botn the exterior and Interior design Llkeseh made a thorough examination to a great extent, and add both to the and found no bones broken. The boy ? utility and to the attractiveness of the suffers severely from the rough-and- ; church. A chancel lare enough to actumble spill which bruised him from ! commodate a ch'oir of forty voices and head to toe. The name of the automo- I r),rcrmrn will he the striking
haved drowned in the Tippecanoe river j Dil Owner is not known at the hos- j cange on the interior, and an organ while bathing. The family had gone j P'tal or to West Hammond authorities. . ,oft on on(, sld? and a sacristry on the to the Indiana city, where they form-I Balloon Catastrophe. other will h?lp very much in the carry-
erly lived, to celebrate the day and It Maroid t neips or East Hammond : j 0 the services. On the outside
the striking change will bf the coating of cement plaster, which will conceal all wood work and bring out the best
Harold Phelps of East Hammond
was while there that the sad accident Jumped off of a barn near Manila aveoccurred. Few particulars could be ; nue ,n emulation of a baloon ascension, learned this morning. It is thought ! or rather descenslon. He placed hlm-
that the funeral will be held at Wlna
mac where the family formerly and moved to this place from.
lived
self in a trapese which was attached .,. i.k
to an inflated bag of canvass and tar '
paper that had been made by himself and companions. He Jumped amid wild applause with supreme faith in his toy balloon, which wa filled with gas from a gasoline fire. He fell to the alley
MRS. FRED KRUSE ASKS FOR DIVORCE
Two Speeders Arrested.
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TWO speeaers were cuptureu uy , R gasoline nre. re ieu 10 me alley ; jIr3 Mary Kruse 70 Doty street, has fleer Lute of the Hammond motorcycle I unhurt. - j flled dtvorce proceedings against' her squad yesterday and were arraigned; The efforts of ,the press on the safe J hurband Fred Kruse, and upon the before Judge Barnett in the police . and sane proposition had no better re- , 8howinK' tnat she made before Judge court this morning and fined $10 and suits anywhere In the country than in RAitr temnnr-irv restraining order
costs, amounting to $20.
; Hammond. In former years fatalities, 1
Uarlnv T.orV11n 1 F, Warren Street. ' nr at luact pr!n!i .iirlrlant. w,r, ay-
Hammond, was arrested on South Hohman street, and ascording to the testlmony of Officer Lute he was driving the Wlnton six at a rate of speed ,
was issued against the husband last
SFW
ER
The board of public works has sanctioned the deep sewer project. Remonstrators, what are you going to do about it? Shall the people rule or two or three bulldozers and buccaneers dictate and run things? There were 434 for deep sewer and 817 legal signatures against it. An injunction meeting will be held in the Long hall. No. 159 State street, Monday evening, July 7, at 8 o'clock. If you are Interested now is the time to get busy. No time to lose. COMMITTEE.
greater than 30 miles an hour. Locklin testified that he was speeding
about 20 miles an hour.
i Thursday. Judire Iteiter will sit in
pected as a matter of course. Tester- vacatlon tlm next Monday to rule on day Hammond was as empty of excite- , t1- Mrmancnt lnlunrtion. She is reD-
resented by Attorney L. T. Meyer. Mrs. Kruse's complaint r cites a long
Paul Lesmeister of Liberty. 111., d
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merit as a Sunday-magazine. A little carnival and a few Sundy school picnics M"ere the extent of celebrtion. Runaways None Hurt. Three horses ran away in various
sections of the city for reasons best
ing a motorcycle, was also captured known to the animals. None, however,
on South Hohman street and was ! shied at firecrackers. Horse No. 1. the
speeding at the rate of S5 miles an : property of Jake Diamond, did a Dan
list of abuses which she says she suffered at her husband's hands. They
1 were married thirty-one ye3rs ago. ' She asks $5,000 alimony and $500 attor- ! ney'a fees.
hour.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE TIIHU.
Discharged Honorably. Walter Trost, son of Jimmy Trost. 327 Indiana avenue, who has been In the navy for the past six years, returned home yesterday afternoon on account of an Illness which will not permit him to return again. He rei celved an honorable discharge and other high honors and as much as he would like to re-enllst it is probatHe that he will make his home with his parents in the future. '
THE HOME NEWSPAPER OF LAKB COUNTY 13 THE COMPLIMENT BESTOWED BT IT3 READF.R3 ON THX TXKEa 1
Patch stunt wben Officer Lute shot a dog at Ash street. . Louis Venerna's favorite mare ran away from a South Shbrse street car and a horse belonging ta Ed. Hendershot ran away and collided with a buggy containing a Mrs. Peter Klckert. . This one animal hurt his back In a fall.
Hit by gullet. ' Eight-year-old Mike Stamotovich of East Hammond was painfully injured Thursday afternoon when he was struck below the eye by a glancing bullet. Luckily the bullet had lost Its speed, causing a slight but painful wound. He was glven medical attention and today it is ndt thought that
I he will lose his eyesight
CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR AT LIBRARY Astory hour for children is to become a regular Saturday morning feature at the Hammond public library, beginning a week from today. Children of the entire city and of all ages are invited to attend the story hour session, over which Mrs. R. H. Cross will preside. Mrs. Cross was formerly a kindergarten teacher and can make the work Interesting to the children. The first half hour will be devoted to children under ten years, and the balance of the time to those above that age. Standard and accepted classics will be presented to the little children.