Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 17, Hammond, Lake County, 8 July 1913 — Page 1

AK WEATHER. WARMER, WITH PROB mm iLJ ABLE SHOWERS TODAY; MODERATE WINDS. EDITIOJN VOL. VUL, NO. 17. HAMMOND, INDIANA. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1913. ONE CENT PER fOPY. Back Numbers I Casta Cosy.)

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Brand New Non-Partisan and Non-Political Organization Born In Hammond and Things Augur Well For Its Future. A new non-partisan and non-political organization has been born in Hammond, whose strength is yet untested and size unknown, but which Is so far backed by 100 taxpayers, has been started by a number of citizens who are confident that its slogan: 'What are you doing for your fellow man? Are you seking the applause of the people from selfish, motives or are you seeking to be a good citizens be cause you ought to be?" will cause many to flock beneath Its standard. The petitions, which are being clrcu lated, are as follows: We, the undersigned legal voters of the City of Hammond, whose names are Inscribed to this membership role. bind ourselves to work for the nomination, of a non-partisan, non-political municipal ticket to be made up of men selected at primaries to be held at some tlm designated bf duly elected chair man and secretary of the Greater Ham mond Party. It Is understood and agreed that If the men placed In nomination by the organ shall be succesful they shall not be di rected by any set of men and shall be governed by their conscience cid shall at all times direct their efforts towards furthering the best Interests of our growing city. We appreciate the dif ficulties under which every public of ficer labors and hasten to assure our friends who desire to make the race ' that all we ask Is that tbey do their ! best and we promise them co-operation "It is an open field." A New Auto Truck. The Hammond Cornice Works is ' sporting a new Lambert friction drive truck and Mgr. Van Sickle who ran the first mot6r .truck la " Hammond which is still doing business is the proudest man in town. THREATEN ARCH BOLD WITH PRISON TERM John D. Arch bold (top) and James A. Fowler. John D. Archbold, head of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and other officials of the same corporation are threatened with a term of imprisonment. The department of justice at Washington has almost completed preparations for citing: the officials of the oil trust for contempt of court, it being: charged that the trust was not dissolved according to the mandate of the U- S. supreme court. James A. Fowler, assistant to the attorney general, has worked the case up, and expects ta rave the matter before the courts by Ao. L,

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San Francisco, July S. San Franclsco'a first feminine jury la making a very strong impression on the people of the city, as well as upon the presiding Judge and attaches of the court, and it is likely that there will be a big demand here for woman juries in the future. The case Is "The People vs. Mrs. Bertha J. Williams." The defendant is accused of sending 'a "threatening letter with intent to extort" $150 from Anti-Sewer Crowd Meets At Long's Hall And Remonstrators' Handle Several Interesting Questions On Bare Knuckles. The anti-deep sewer crowd held a meeting last night in Long's hall and when they adjourned the lawyers in Hammond received a nice little blistering. The antis who met for the purpose of restraining the city of Hammond from building a sewer system as approved by the board of public works were of the opinion that there is not an attorney in the city capable or honest enough to handle their injunction case. Various speakers voiced this sentiment, one stating that Hammond fawyers are one and a!l in with the ring and that anything and everything will be done to turn the people's money over to the Ahlborn Construction Company. 970 In Cash. Two hundred and twenty-four were present and when the call to arms came every man Jack of them enlisted. They donated $70 in cold cash and pledged a $100 more, collectable at any time. It Is the opinion of leaders that all of the 817 legal voters on the re monstrance and many of the remaining 600 whose names were scratched oft will donate $2 a piece, the popular sum. No one is to be assessed, the cCtributlons are to be voluntary. , A Graft Expomirtf Hammond is to be further shamed if the suggestion of one anti Is carried out. Forrest Nichols, socialist candidate from the fourth ward for the council and secretary of the meeting, was requested to furnish the Chicago papers with stories of the "big steal," as some call It. If Mr. Nichols has a sense of news and can color the stories prop erly it Is thought that he may get them by the city desk. Those are the rosy dreams of antideep sewer advocates who have as their slogan, "We don't want no sewer and we ain't goin' to have none." They base their foregone conclusions on the following statements of C. W. Delaney, the ring leader. First Decree. "The law as lnterpeted by Mr. Gavit," announced Delaney In speaking of the 2 to 1 vote by which the Improvement passed the board of public works, "does not apply in this case." Second Decree. "There is a statute which says that no tax can be levied on a piece of property for over fifty per cent of the property value. There are plenty of places where this has been violated, lots that are not worth the $1 a lineal foot and $16.85 general assessment. That is, they are not worth that acordlng to the tax valuations, which will most assuredly hold good in the courts. A New Slogan. "We have been seriously wronged," said Delaney, "and my slogan from now on Is, "In the right way, at the right place and the right time. We may need the sewer later on, but not now. FlMiince Committee. Albert Simcns, Charles Brewbaker and C. W. Delaney compose the finance committee. Chairman Heckleman will take an active part in the campaign for (Continued on Face 6.)

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FAIRLY DECIDE LAWSUIT? SAN FRANCISCO'S FIRST FEMALE JURY

another woman. The defendant demanded a female jury, and her demands were finally acquiesced In. Those present at the trial declare that this is one of the most intelligent juries hat has sat in a San Francisco trial In years. Here are the "12 good women and true" who make up the jury: Mrs. Charles Bauer, Mrs. J. C. Levy, Mrs. Martin Rogensberger, Mrs. Roy Williams. Mrs. Christiana Kleinhammer. Miss Anna Drobatz. Mrs. Emma BUEFINGTQN MAN KILLED BY TRAIN J oe Stroupa Hit By B. & 0. Train Dies An Hour Afterward. While crossing the B. & O. tracks at Buffington at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Joe Stropa, of 2120 One Hundred and Thirty-ninth and Cedar street, was run over by B. & O. train No. 11, engine No. 1431, and so badly injured that he died an hour later. . The accident occurred at 6:30 o'clock, and "was reported by Frank Yankonakl. of 3802 Cedar street, who was a witness of It. Officers Frank Genansanskl and John LaZaar, of the Indiana Harbor Station, went to the scene of the trag edy and carried the injured man to an ambulance. He was taken to Dr. Ans ley's office, where it was found that besides external Injuries of a serious nature, he had suffered internal hurts, An inquest is in progress to-day. Conductor Bowers was in charge of the train that struck Stropa. ROADS ARE come io THEIR SENSES A trio of trunk lines that pass through Hammond have sent their officials to make amends for past neglect and as an evidence that they are willing to cooperate with the city for the safety of the public. Fear of prosecution may have greatly aided this repentance though they state their motives as being politic. A whole crew of Monon officials met with the directors of the Hammond Chamber of Cemmerce yesterday afternoon and discussed the crossing problem in all its aspects. Later in the day representatives of the Baltimore and Ohio and 'Chicago terminal railroads conferred with J. D. Brusel and other members of the Commerce body. The B. & O. is the least offensive of the roads In regards to crossIngs(and as it skirts the city would be the last to be punished. There have been few complaints from the road and when the officials explained their stand in the matter they were to be complimented. The B. & O. employs men of middle age and keeps up a strict discipline. Dan Knright, local agent of the Michigan Central, was authorized by his road to speak for it in the rrtatter. He stated that they favored having a uni formed policeman at the'Hohman street crossing. All three roads are In favor of operating gates from towers and realize that the speed of trains must be materially reduced inside the city limits. WANT TO BE POSTMASTER? A civil service examination Is being held in the Federal building In Hammond today for a $291-a-year Job, that of fourth-rate postmaster, at Highland, lnd. All citizens of the United States who have filed their applications at Washington are at liberty to take the test. The age 'limit Is 21 years for men and 18 for women. Oherwise it is a free-for-all contest. J. V. Bodegraven of the Hammond post office is conducting the examination, the first in this territory and one of the first in the country. Fourth class post offices were placed under civil service by a lYUson act.

McLaughlin, Mrs. B. P. Wilhoit. Mrs. A. L. Bradley, Mrs. LiUle Rothschild, Mrs. John Hermann and Mrs. tsador Jacobs. Of these Mrs. J. C. Levy is a prominent clubwoman and past president of the Council of Jewish, Women; Mrs. Rogensberger Is the wife of a wellknown physician, and Mrs. Isador Jacobs, wife of the reformer who has been identified with the Good Government league, the league of Justice and other similar organizations.

HAS VETERAN "FED" BEATENJTO FRAZZLE Charles Greb Easterner Is Away Ahead of Edward P. Weston. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, lnd.. July 8. Charles Greb, the walker, who is" walking a handicap race with, Edward Payton Weston, and carying & letter of introduction from the mayor of Ntw York to the mayor. oCMinneaptolts,, arrived in Crown- Peint last : night, weary "'and ' ankle sore, but happy in the fact tht I he is away ahead of schedule time and j is beating his famous opponent to a I frazle, he being about a week's walking ' dstance ahead of Weston now, after ' Weston a we?k's handicap. His best I time for one continuous walk since ' ms 'ns punt began, is 87 miles in 19 , hours, which is somewhat of a feat in pedestrianism. He left this morning, iiis mo jno iracK io tmcuioj anu expects io oe wen on nis way io Minneapolis oeiore mgniian. TTpat nulls "RnilrHnrr i , . . An unusual quiet speu nas oeen evident in the building line in Hammond since last Wednesday and not one permil the

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Inspector Cole, the same quiet spell was evident last year at this time, although the toal of his year's permits will run far above those of last. The activity is expected to resume in an other week. MORE PUBLICITY FOR MISS CARROLL Suzanne Carroll. Miss Suzanne Carroll, the pretty New York girl who has figured as a heroine in some of the novels of Robert Chambers, has had a little more honor bestowed upon her. Chambers has just published a new book, the "Gay Rebellion," and dedicated it to Miss Carroll- She denies that she was the inspiration for the heroine in this recent novel.

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Judge Dunne, who Is presiding at the trial, has .expressed his aproval of the woman Jurors, saying there was no rush to his desk with reasons for their being excused from duty, as was the case when the panel was solely of men. Neither was there any flippancy nor any apparent desire to evade their duty as citizens. He expressed likewise his faith in the honesty and intuitive power of women to detect untruthfulness in witnesses.

SHOOTS BOY II SALUTING NEWLY WEDS

Wedding guests, bidding a newlywedded East Chicago bride and groom godspeed en.lh.eir. departure this morn lng. after festivities lasting all night, each took a turn In firing a salute to the young couple from a thirty-eight caliber revolver, with the result that one of them shot a young boy intthe left leg. The wedlng and shooting occurred a saloon conducted by Joe Ciszron. at 160th and Railroad avenue, and it was the saloonkeeper's son who received the bullet. The man who did the shnnt ing was Andrew Moha. Young Ciszron wa8 standlng out in a vacant lot, I some distance from the saloon, navlnawhich had begun to pall on him. whn .vona iook the gun. He had never . flred a revolver bcfore and puUed the trigger with little regard for There !thJ buet mlght loe Pr Ross waa at about 8 0.c,ock thls morning, MAYOR CONFIDENT OF NEW PAVEMENT West Hammond Expects to Start State Line Paving Next Month. Mayor K. M. Woszczynski in an interview yesterday stated to The Times that West Hammod expects to begin the construction of its half of State Line street the latter part of August or the first of September. He sees nothing to hinder the project and is positive i that the complaints of property owners j in the Interior who object to being 'assessed 37 cents a year for ten 'years for the Improvement of a thor- ' bughfare they do not live on., i . "We will have no trouble in convincI ing County Judge Owens that the paving of State Line street, will be a citywide benefit," said the mayor. "It is a self evident benefit and we anticipate little opposition when we go before the Judge at a date in the near future. Owens has asked that the case be set before he goes on his vacation and at that time he will hear complaints. The contracts will be let as soon after the judge gives his O. K. as possible. As only a few on State Line having at any time signfied any intention of opposing the improvement I do not believe that It will be held up." Judge Prests Court. State of Indiana vs. John Cheaback, 56 Co. House, East Hammond, arrest on warrant charging assault and battery. Nick Popolick will appear as complaining witness in the trial evening. State vs. Peter Dibos. arrested on a warrants-sworn out by Henry Sullivan on a charge of provocation. Date of trial htis been set for Thursday. - OTHERS ARB WISE, Cnlon Scoot Scrap. Country CIo toag Cut. Fertx Plug Cat and Sweet Lama Fine Cat Tobacco, havr tickets good for premium. Sec the Hart. Cnlon Scot ten Tobacco Co.

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FOR THE COiETOTIH Annual Convention of Indiana Municipal League Begins in Gary Today

PROGRAM OF STATE MUHICIPAL LEAGUE Tuesday, July 8th, ItSO p. m. Reception of deegates by local Commercial club. Registration of delegates. Address of welcome Thomas E. Knotts, mayor of Gary. Response to address of welcome Samuel Lewis Shank, mayor of Indian, apolis. Music Roll call of cities and towns.. Reading Journal of preceding meet ing. Application for membership. Payment of dues. Announcement of the query box. Announcement of the meeting of the different sectlos by the president. Tuesday Evening, 8 p. m. The Sanitatfbn of a City Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary f state board or health. Discussion rr. W. C. Duncan, secretary board of health, Columbus, lnd. Dr. W. Q. Swank, secretary board of heath, Gary, lnd Dr. W. a Faulds, president board ot (Continued on Pag - GOOD SAW ARATIH IS ARRESTED Fayette St. Resident Feels - Keenly His - Treatment Because of kindly Act. A good samaritan has been placed in a bad light by the police if the story of neighbors to John Wahes, who lives in 776 Fayette street, is true. Though the man himself has made no protest his friends have taken it upon themselves to set him right with the world and blot out the stigma which they think was stamped on his name In the Hammond police court last week. Joe Endres, 769 Walter Btreet, left his motorcycle in front of a store building on Calumet avenue In the afternoon only to return a few miutes later and find that it was missing. At that time t work at the Standard. Watez waa a According to the neighbors he did not se the machine until long after dark when, upon returning home from a friends home he found it lying on its side by the curb and after a moment's deliberation decided to take It into b's wodshed in the hope of a reward from the owner next morning. Had Good Intentions. He told his wife this and asked her to call the police in the morning and Inform them of his find. After he had gone to sleep his wife saw the policemen with their lights searching the yards and grass plots. She says that she called to them asking what they were looking for, having an idea that it might be the motorcycle. As this proved to be right she told them where it was. Now, ask the neighbors, did a pair of policemen try to impress their chief with having made a clever find in true Sherlock Holmes manner? Instead of being thanked by the owner and given the reward he might expect Wehez was brought into the city court, like a common criminal, his friends say. The Times printed the . was told in the reports of policemen and as it developed In the court, but didn't infer that Wehaz was guilty, as he was discharged when no case could be proven against him. AUTOS COLLIDE AT LOWELL Driver Dodging Buggy Hits Another Machine. (Special to Thb Times.) Lowell, lnd., July 8. What might have been a serious accident, but turned out fortunate for several people occurred Sunday evening south of the bridge on North Clark street. Wm. Uhter was driving south In a buggy and a big Chicago car containing several people was going north. Just as the two vehicles were opposite each other Robt. Cable who recently bought the Cecil Johnson farm attempted to drive his auto between the other auto and buggy and struck a rear wheel of the buggy smashing it down. The auto then shot to the other side of the road and crashed into the Chicago auto, injuring It considerably. The autos and buggy, were brought into town for repairs. Mr. Cable agreeing to pay for the damage done to the buggy and auto. A Gas Bangs does away with dirtNo. lad. Gas & Elec, Co,

(BriJLETIsr.) Iadlanapolla, lnd., ' July Slayo Lewlt Shank who waa to have responded to the addreM of welcome at the Indiana Municipal Leagrue Convention today at Gary will mot be able to attend. Be la Buffering; from an aa-a-raveted attack of rheumatism and waa compelled to cancel ail emnrasjen menta. Delegates to annual convention of the Municipal League ot Indiana, men who are mayors, trustees, councllmen. city attorneys and city engineers, etc.. In In diana towns and cities arrived In Gary today to attend the twenty-third annual session at the Commercial club which began at 1:80 o'cock this afternoon when Mayor Knotts delivered the ad dress of welcome In which he told of the steel city's rapid growth. The convention will last three days and before nightfall from S00 to 600 delegates and visitors are expected t arrive in the city. Delegates Besin to Come. The first delegates to arrive brought a boom to have the next convention at Washington, lnd.. although it is un derstood that Vincennes and Indian apolis will make a strong fight tor the honors. City Attorney Arthur T. Cunningham, of Lafayette, president of the league. (Continued on Pace - HURTY Dr. J. N. Hurty, who as secretary of the state board of health is one, of Indiana's assets, stopped off In Hammond this morning on his way from Indianapolis to Gary where he is to read a paper on "The Health of Cities" before the State Municipal League convention. Between trains he gave a Times reporter some of his characteristically terse epigramtic stotements on matI tprs of whlch he can 8Peak as an au" thorlty. The Times representative laid before him the Injustice that the State Board of Health's monthly bulletins do to the cities of the Calumet region Hammond, East Chicago and Gary with reference to underestimating populations and consequently overestimating the death rates in the various cities. He said that the board follows the federal requirements in these matters taking the last census (Continued on Page I.) GENERAL MANAGER PLAN IS A SUCCESS hi S. D. Holsinger. Enterprising cities of the United States are putting their affairs into the hands of experts. They are hiring "general managers," who know something about business and business methods of running the affairs of a municipality, instead of electing politicians who may either be corrupt or incompetent. The "general manager" plan was started in Staunton, Va a town of 12,000 population, five years ago. The city's first and only general manager is S. D. Holsinger. who has been remarkably successful in running the affairs of the city and keeping expenses down.

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