Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 16, Hammond, Lake County, 7 July 1913 — Page 1

WEATHER. CONTINUED COOL. AND FAIR TODAY AND TUESDAY.

YQL. VIII., NO. 16. CJounty Commissioners Met at Crown Point Today and j Will Let Big Grist of; Gravel Road Contracts to Be Built This Year. S (Special to Tub Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 7.. Contracts j for eight gravel roads, two bridges and , a. retaining wall for the East Chicago municipal dock, are among the most Important matters to be taken up by the county commissioners at the July session which opened this morning-. The bulk of the gravel road contracts are for improvements in Calumet township. An award of the South Hohman street bridge in Hammond for whioh forty-five thousand dollars has been appropriated by the county council is also expected at this sesison, this improvement having- hung fire now for several months. The county council is expected t meet on Thursday and Friday of this week to make appropriations for "bridges one at Shelby and the other at Schneider. The regular monthly allowances were made today and the balance of the day was givn over to saloon licenses. Tomorrow will also be devoted to saloon licenses. The various contracts that are to be let this week are as follows: Emil Lent! Road, North township. Frank R. Maas Road No. 1, Calumet township. Frank R. Mass Road No. 2, Calumet township. Harry P.,Hal Road. Calumet town 7 ship. A. W. CarndulT Road, Calumet township. Wm. Randolph Road. Center township. A. D. Palmer Road. Cedar Creek township. Wm. -prtseon Road, - Cedar 'Creek township. ' " ' ' " ' ' t Deep River bridge on the Hobart and Alnsworth road. South Hohman street bridge. Hammond. Retaining wall for the East Chicago canal dock. BUYS FINE PROPERTY. Crown Point, Ind., July 7. Mrs. W. C. Murphy has sold her residence on the corner of South and East streets to County Superintendent F. F. Heighway, the deal being closed last week. The consideration is said to be In the neighborhood of $4,500, which Is considered a bargain, the property being .in one of the best residence districts In the city. Mr. Helghway will make consfderable improvements on the newly purchased property and 1t is said Mrs. Murphy will dispose of her many interests here to take up her permanent residence In California, where she has made her home for some years. PUT TOUR WANT AD IN THHJ TIMES. POINCARE'S VISIT . "COMING OUT" PARTY s K , 1 01 Prince of Wales. The recent visit of President Poincare of France to England served as a sort of "coming: out ' party foAthe Prince of Wales. It was the first important representative function in which the prince has participated. The accompanying picture is the prince's latest, and shows him in the full uniform of a lieutenant of the royal navy. In this costum be met lb French president.

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SEE THIS BOY PHONE THE POLICE The strange disappearance of Donald Inglls, 9 years old, from the Chicago avenue playgrounds on Thursday, has caused the polic department to Issue special orders for a general search, and police tn the Calumet region are keeping their eyes open for him. The boy, who is the son of George Inglis, 1240 Ia Salle avenue, Chicago, left his home Thursday afternoon for the playgrounds. When he did not return at 6 o'clock his younger brother was sent to search for him and the police were notified. Detectives have been detailed on the case, but no trace of the boy has been found. The boy wore a dark blue blouse, brown knickerbockers and black shoes and stockings. He has light hair and gray eyes, weighs sixty pounds, and is 4 feet 4 Inches tall. COHKEYViLLE SAYS IT IS fON-PARTfSAN May. Run an Independent Candidate Against Stodola This Fall. Conkeyville is non-partisan in city

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politics this year according to member's 1 sheriff. Although his services as a pubof the South Side Improvement As-J llc official has been comparatively sociation. a representative body of that J short.Mr. Plageman points to his counward. Campaign cigars, pre-election I cvil record to show activity and interpromises and free transportation to j est on ni9 Part ln ben1 ot the tax" the polls will not influence a single vot- ' Payers and his friends are enthusiastic er out there, they say. Past perform-!'11 tn,"lr support of him. ances and reputations are to count al- i "rhfi r,ext olty administration will together. i have to deal with many and Important 4 m.ii- o j r questions concerning the city and many A meeting of the South Side Improve- ' ,,, ... . . . . i . , , , of these will affect the second ward vlment Association is to be held this,,, , 4 i,,

evening at the Monroe street chapel ; and DOlitical tlmhf-r wilt he efaminoH I ,u .. . j ! The Association is to announce itself In ! the aldermanlc fiht from that ward j and put up a man to run against Stad- i i ola should that councilman decide to I enter the rce at the eleventh hour. A ; former officer of the association is , loked upon with favor by the body. How the association will enter their candidate Is not decided but a majority favor an Independent ticket. The discussion of politics will follow a general business meeting in which various Improvements now being agitated will be voted on and If passed ordered taken before the board of public works. Principle among- the contentions of south siders Is a fight for removal of C. C. I tracks now being utilized by the C. & O. without franchise, they claim. Judge Reiter this morning modified the temporary restraining order which he Issued lat week against Fred Kruse of 70 Doty street in connection with a divorce petition filed by Mrs. Kruse. The matter was up for a hearing this morning on a permanent restraining order prohibiting Kruse from entering his ohme until the divorce is disposed. Tile order was permanent pending this Issue, b'lit Kruse is permitted to occupy one. room ln his house. The wife was represented by Attorney L. T. Meyer and the husband by Attoriity G. C. White. The divorce fs set for trial next September. Three additional divorces have been filed since last Saturday. Kfruslna Mustata of Indiana Harbor asks a separation from her husband John through her attorneys Hembroff and Glazebrook, George E. Kendall appears as the plaintiff against his wife Elizabeth heing represented by Attorney W. H. Sickman, and Bertha ""Furtyo of Whiting asks a divorce from her husband John, all setting up statutory grounds. PLAT GOLFt Von will enjor the le Biorr ir yon take a supply tf COUNTRY Cl.UR long rat tobsteeo oa (he llaks nilb 700. Try It--McKla-cottea Tw-acc Cat

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i "PhiV Smidt, who is popularly known j among his friends as the '"mayor of j Roby" and William B". Muir, whose name as the "coffee and tea man" has , become a household word in Hammond, both plunged into the democratic sea l of candidates today. "Phil" Smidt formi ally announces himself aa a candi- : date for the democratic nomination for j the fourth ward which Includes Roby , and Robertsdale. while Mr. Muir seeks j the honor of councilman at large. About 'a year ago Mr. Muir gave up his coffee and tea store and he Is now connected with the packing firm of Morris and company as salesman. He has been a resident of Hammond for thirteen years and in the last campaign was a candidate for alderman from the seventh ! ward. He was beaten by only 27 votes, j After the election he will move to 444 ' East State street, and in the event he is elected to the office of councilman at large this would not interfere with his office, where as a ward alderman he would have to give up his position. Although having never held office before, Mr. Muir always took an Interest In public affairs and was one of the most frequent visitors at the city council meetings. "Phil" Smidt has been a resident of Roby for twenty years. Every child knows him there. For eight years he was superintendent of the Knickerbacker lee Company. Now he devotes all of his time catering to a large clientele In his famous fish and dinner restaurant. This indications are that he will have no opposition In the democratic ranks. Oscar Plageman, the Hohman street barber, today announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination to succeed himself, councilman of, the second ward.' Mr. Plageman's announcement is not unexpected, as he has taken an interest in the political affairs of the city for many years. At present he is filling the unexpired term of Henry Whltaker, the latter having Vacated the office the first of the year when he became county i tally," paid Mr. Plageman In makinfc his announcement. "1 am a democrat polltically, but In these measures when tney present inemeivra x wain lu u a position to vote for the progress and be. t interests of the city." Mr. Plageman was largely instru- ' tI h ! cratic organization of the city. He Is a property owner and has been a resident of Hammond for many years. AfllOl BACK QK AT WORK Weather Brings Grateful Relief to the Hard Workers. Work-a-day Hammond went back to its employment this morning rejuvenescent by reason of a three days rest and providential change In the weather. It Is probable that a repenting weather man saved many lives and untold misery by driving the heat away by showers and cooling north winds. Trade Revives. Business was stagnant last week and the week before but it showed every evidence of complete recovery this morning. The big busses that ply between Hammond department stores and the rural communities were well loaded on their return from initial trips. The stores did a better' business this morning than on almost any day In the fortnight past, notexcepting big sales days. Three Day Holiday. All of the co-industries in Hammond are closed on Saturday afternoons now and the half-holidays are to continue until fall. Among those observing this rule are Betz's, Reld-Murdoch's, the Simplex and the Fitz-hugh Luther mill. In some of these plants certain departments are kept open by necessity and were closed Friday, Saturday and yesterday In celebration. Big Men Smile. The Industrial outlook is very encouraging according to the respective heads of factories and plants. W. B. Conkey, the publisher. R. I. Vincent, of the Standard. Frank Bets of the Bets plant and Otto Knoerzer of the Enterprize Bed Company have all made optimistic prediction,

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INDIANA. MONDAY, JULY 7, 1913.

DIGGS AND CAMINETTI TO HAVE SPEEDY TRIAL; GISLS TO BE CHIEF WITNESSES

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Top, Drew Caijetti (left) nd Martha Warrington. Bottom, Lola :Norri8 (left) and Maury Diggs. The white'sve cases in California, in which Drew Caminetti, son f the commissioner peneral of immigration, and Manry Dif?gs, prominent society rrjan of Sacramento, are charged with having taken Martha Warrington and Lola Norris, young society gir'i o" Sacramento, to Reno. Nevada, for immoral purposes, will be speedily tried in the federal court at San Francisco. It is likely that the girls themselves will b the chief witnesses for the state against the young men.

UP AGAINST A LOSiMOPOSIIICfl Deep Sewer Foes in Position to Lose Both Ways If Contest Starts. V Generous citizens are donating more to finance injunction proceedings against thd board of public works in the deep sewer matter than their total assessment for the improvement will amount to. With everything to lose and nothing to gain they are going ahead with the lost cause, endeavoring to revive sentiment against the city. Luckily the average ami has accepted the dictation of the board as final and suspended hostilities. Those hardened warriors howover. Dr. Delamy, and Messrs. Haan, Heckleman, Brewbaker and other reactionaries are back in their tight togs. It is likely that they never even had them off for they claim to have four hundred dollars pledged to pay for the costs of the Injunction proceedings. Enthusiasm has died down to a great extent and it is predicted that when the antl start the collection a .rood many of those pledged, probably a great ! maloritv. will find themselves unable i

or unwilling to pay. I The accident occurred on Ridge Road, Until after the mass meeting tonight near Hessville at a point called Stahlln Long's hall, 159 State street, it will baum. Both machines ran toward each

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wounded that lie in the wake are at tempted to steer away.. Myers maleast a large portion of the anti force. hin skidded, and as a result both machines crashed together throwing the

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REFUSES PAROLE r TIMES BUREAU, i AT STATE CAPITAIi. Indianapolis, Ind., July 7. rpi x i v i j. j jLiie state petition uoaru to1 4ay refused to parole Thomas Hannan, who killed 1 Cab;bage Jack Lenning at Gary seven vears ago. MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT One man Is confined ln pain at St. Margaret's hospital, and another in his loom at home, as a result of a colllBlon between two speeding motorcycles late baturaay nignt. 1 THK VICTIMS, LOUIS MYERS, of Crown Point note i broken, hip badly cut and face ! lacerated. GEORGE FETRIPH. of Highlands. bruises abot body lacerated face and hands. otner at a rapia pace, i ne arivers pre sumably nervous in their situation, at'iiaers pom imo me ui-.cn. A passing auto party witnessed the accident and rushed the injured men to ! Hammond, where they were given medical treatment by Doctor Chidlaw. R. Meyers was removed to St. Margarets hospital, and repoi tlTthts mornlng indicate, that he will be confined to. his bed for several weeks. George i v ....... u . . ..... . -. - - r - - - j TTAVTC "MO fiTT ATTfiT1.. SAYS MR. GAVIT

City Attorney (Javtt would like tolthe arm. gtjie other man he hit with Inform the anti-deep sewer crowd th;tjthe weapon, breaking it. So while th they are wasting their time in trying ( ofTicer presented a set of very badly to enjoin the board of public works Lmarre(j features when he reached the from passing the deep sewer over thestation. his assailants were also more heads of 817 remonstrators. or ess nors de COmbat. "There isn't a chance," he stated to- j The ofTioe-r besides having his head, day. "There is no law that will au- j hands and face laid open ln six places thorize an Injunction ln this case. Thejjoet nia watch n the encounter, action of the board was entirely legal j sergeants Hughes and Barker are

and I fall to see what they nave to base their charges on." Mayor in Rochester. Mayor John I. Smalley is in Rochester, N. Y., today attending the opening session of the Elks' national convention. Attorney John F. Reilly and wife of Hammond are also at the meeting. The mayor's stay in the eastern city is indefinite. He will keep in touch with his office by wire and may be called back at any time. It is expected that he. will return Wednesday. William Aubry, city controller, is handling the regular business of the office. Special matters are being carried over. ARB XOO A -LUES WUDEBt "

A tryout trip of an automobile yesterday left two South Chicago men lying unconscious in a ditch, between South Chicago and Hammond. Dr. F. G. Cooley of 2908 East Ninety-first street, a dentist, was limbering up

his machine with Edward Saths, 9237 when a steering knuckle broke.

The automobile veered into a ditch and tipped over. The men were found half an hour later. Water partly covered them. Michael Steindlei of Inlander & Steindler, 9210 Superior avenue, took the injured men In his machine to St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond. Their injuries will not prove fatal. .

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Five People Injured When Interurban Car Hits Auto in Gary

FaOurc of the South Shore interurban railway to comply with the Gary city ordinances requiring warning bells at certain grade crossings last evening resulted in an automobile be ing wrecked by a fast train. Four persons were injured and one of them may die. ACCIDENT AT CLARKE ROAD. The automobile contained South Chicago people who were visiting friends at Clarke station. It was on thaxetura trip that- the. machine, was hit while passing over the deadly and unguarded South Shore crossing at Clarke road. NAMES OF" INJURED. The injured: GUST AVE KEHI 21t Ninety-first stret. South Chicago; taken to Mercy hospital. MRS. GUSTAVE KEHI taken to Mercy hospital. MRS. FRED CROSS. 10444 Torrenee avenue. South Chicago, taken to Mercy hospital. MRS. WILLIAM PRINCE. 8241 BufCOP BRUTALLY ASSAULTEDBY TWAIN East Chicago Officer Attacked by Two Men Near Lake Front Park. Th police of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor are hot on the trail of two men wanted for a brutal assault on Officer Alfred Sano. The assault occurred early Saturday morning while the officer was walking his beat enar the Lake Front Park, Indiana Harbor. Chief Leo McCormack is determined to bring the miscreants to Justice and declares he will see that they are arrested if he has to go to the coast for them. Their identity Is known but for i the present the names are being withheld. One of the men had been arrested three times within the past fortnight by Sano and he had promlsd revenge. He and a companion lay in wait for officer Sano at Commonwealth avenue and Washington street. They knock1 r II 111111 uvsnu in'l iwcv ma 1 1 v.. 1 1 1 Ihlm, beating him Into a state of partial insensibility. Sano however had the presence of mind to draw his gun and fire, and he is convinced he shot one of the men in .both working on the case and expect to have some, satisfactory results within a day or two. NEW CLUB ARRANGEMENT During the months of July and August at the Hammond Country club Manager Meek has instituted a new policy in the restaurant. . The tables d'hote dinners will be substituted by dinners a la carte, but the Sundayreservations will need to be in advance as formerly. The menu arranged is as tempting as It was before, but gives patrons opportunity to take what they desire for an entree intsead of being compelled to take what is provided.

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ONE CENT .PEK :(PY. (Back Numbers Cents Cy.) Eastern avenue, a mechanician, falo avenue. South Chicago; taken to Mercy hospital. Mrs. Prince la the mother ot Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Kehl. FEAR FOR SIRS. PRINCE. At the hospital today ita was said that the injuries of Mrs. Prince and Mrs. Cross are of an internal nature and that the former is ln a serious condition. I ine soutn cmcago&ns had been to Clarke visiting with the Berns and Mrs. Prince's daughter, Mrs. E. J. Boatman. NO WARNING BEFORE CRASH. Toward six o'clock the homeward trip began. The machine' was going south on Clarke road. As it' neared the crossing Mr. KeM llk other. autoUrt. found that it is surrounded on either -side by sand bluffs, shutting s off " the view of the tracks. In addition to this he found the road ' chocked with sand which means that speed must be put on to plow through" It. There was no warning sound of an approaching train and no way to see if it was coming. The autolsts claim they heard no whistles. AUTO HITj TURNS TURTLE. The car shot over the crossing and Just as the rear end ot it was passing the rails the South Shore east bound limited crashed into the machine. Had the crash been a second sooner the auto would have been ln the middle of the tracks and the fatal South Shore auto 'Contln'md on Pag T.) SHE'S A LEADER OF SOCIETY IN LONDON Mrs. Dubosc-TayJor. Mrs. DuboBc-Taylor is one of th most popular figures in London society this season. She is a French woman, being; the daughter of the late M. Dubosc of the Chateau de l-'refosse. Normardy. Her husband is the son of the late W. H Taylor, a rich South American who founded the Buenos Aires Jockey club.

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