Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 22, Hammond, Lake County, 14 July 1913 — Page 1

LAKE TIME WEATHER. FAIR TODAY, FOLLOWED BY UNSETTLED WEATHER TUESDAY. EDITION VOL. VHI., NO. 22. HAMMOND, INDIANA. MONDAY, JULY 14, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPY. .(Back Numbers a Cents CaaF-J SUICIDE MICHIGAN CITY LUMBER YARD AFTER ALL NIGHT FIRE. COUNTY CITIES

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SENSATION Wife and Woman With Whom He Had Been Liv ing Contest For Body of K. H. Bell, Big Legal Battle Over Estate Impends. BULLETIN. Chicago, July 14. That K. II. BcU, who enfolded, was tire A of life with the other woman and sought a reeonollla tloa with hla wife, was In timated la the testimony of Mri.1 Brown, hla daughter, at the Inquest today. The news of the suicide of K. II. Bell, formerly of Hammond, last Saturday, first printed In the 1 o'clock edition of Thb Times not long- after he had shot himself, created a sensation In the Calumet region, where the. dead man was well known. His last appearance In Hammond was when the Indiana so ciety of Chicago held its summer out ing at the Hammond Country club. He was then given a 30-day courtesy card to the club, as were the other male guests, and this card was found on his person and helped identify him. Oldtimers in Hammond recall countless stories of the decedent, and the taking of his life is pretty generally discussed today. The decedent was one of a family of six boys and Ave girls who together with the father and mother are all dead with the exception of Mr. B. L. P. Bell the brother of this city. Two women contested yesterday for the possession of the body of Mr. Bell, who was former president of the Ham mond Packing Company, wa committed suicide Saturday at Cast 79th St.. and Etoney Island avenue. Each made (Continued on Page 8.) I0RITZ CANDIDATE Another precinct was heard from today when Charles H. Morltz, a democrat, 126 Hohman street, entered the aldermanic race from the tenth ward,an able contestant to Alderman Sturm who Is seeking re-election. Moritz began his campaign by a political announcement in The Times after friends had urged him to make the attempt. Having resided in the tenth ward for 16 years and in Hammond for 22, Moritz has an extensive friendship and feels assured of victory." He is a union tradesman, being employed as an iron worker in the Republican Iron works at Kast Chicago. As a man who earns his llvelihod by the most rigorous toll he knows the people's needs and desires their support. A Gaa Range does away vrltb dirt. No. Ind. Gaa & Elec Co. SHE WILL MAKE THE " CAPITAL HER HOME l: Miss Alice O'Gorman. Miss Alice O'Gorman, daughter of Senator and Mrs. James A. O'Gorman of New York, has recently gone to Washington to live. Miss O'Gorman is considered one of the most beautiful and accomplished young women who will take a prominent 'part in the official social life of Washington during the coming winter.

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Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Makes Notable Change in Power Supply Without Single Hitch in Its Service. Without a noticeable hitch a switch has been made from the old Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company's electric power plant at Hammond to the new institution located at he inersecion of the Grand Calumet river and the canal In East Chicago territory, a the whole region is being supplied wi Juice" from the latter point now, al though only a part of this plant is In operation at present. By this fall, W. D. Ray. vice president and general manager of the company, hopes the new plant, which approaches the million mark In cost, will be entirely completed. The capacity of the new plant can be estimated when it is known that for the present only two units are used interchangeably, each of these units having 6,000 k. w. In addition to these there are to be four more units of 10,000 k. w. each. It appears therefore that the plant which now furnishes all the necessary power on the two Ave tnousand k. w. units for the entire region, will be amply equopped to cover a territory Including factories three times larger than the present one. The old plant in Hammond has prac tically been abandoned, although Are is being kept under the boilers to be used in an emergency case. It was the nucleus of the present system which began twenty-eight years ago under the direction of the late M. M. Towle. A party by the name of Stout secured control after Towle, and subsequently the company went Into the hands of a receiver, A. W Warren being the receiver. Judge E. P. Ames and a com pany bought it from the receiver and later Charlea F, Griffin, T. A. Wasoii and others formed a company and took it over and finally sold it to Dawes who developed into a gas magnate. In turn C. H. Geist acquired possession and later, the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company. Yen Hung Hou, the Hammond alaundryman who struggled gamely and uncomplainingly for his life at St. Margaret's hospital, died yesterday noon as a result of injuries which he received two weeks ago, when he was struck by a Nickle Plate passenger train at the Holman street crossing.

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were removed to NHdow's morgue, 1 residents, railed to notice an approachwhere an Inquest will be held today. jins freight train and was Instantly According to the physician at St. (killed. The remains were removed to Margaret's hospital, Yen Hung was the ! Neidow's morgue, where an Inquest will mnst rwmarkahlp nn.i model nntient ' be held today.

that has been confined there in a long time. With one foot amputated and the other foot almost off, his right hand amuKhoH a fraftnrprt skull nnd n.

bruises. Yen Hung fought for his life j ro4ul track. Whether or not any jarnuntil the lost breath. He never com-!lnK was Ken, she was run down by plained, no matter how much he suf-1 th,! freight train and instantly killed, fered. and seemed to be verv bright. i MrBl Hoosan was 64 years old. and

All hopes for his recovery were given up Saturday, when his condition became critical. He died yesterday noon. His remains will be in charge of his fellow countrymen, who will take the body to Chicago for burial. MAY EXTEND Does Hammond covet the honor of entertaining the 1914 convention of the State Bar association? It evidently does. It Is thoughtthat every effort will b extended persuadethe executive council of the association to bring the meeting herenext July. City Judge Fred ISarnett Is the instigator of the movement as near as can be ascertained, and it is very probable that he Lake County Bar association at the next meeting, then to be finally decided whether or not Hammond is to extend an invitation to the lawyers of Indiana. IT'S WfSW To know Union Srout Scrap. CoontVy dab Lois Cat. Fores (XXIX) Plan Cat. and Sweet Lonsa Fine Cat. All anion made, with a ticket la every package. M a a a fa eta red br McHle Scoten Tobacco Co.

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M SAVES LAKE C0inSBIG CROP Six Hour Steady Downpour Makes The Farmers Feel Pretty Happy. (Special to The Timef.) Crown Point, Ind., July 14. A flv or six hours' steady downpour of rain, filling a long-felt want, blessed Lake county, according to reports from all sections, last evening, and now insures a fairly good crop of corn, lata potatoes aad other garden truck. The splendid rain, the first good down pour In months, also aided In saving many beautiful "trees in Lake county cities that were dying on account of lack of water, and the waterworks systems of many Lake county cities will be given a few days respite after weeks of capacity pumping. The rain last evening was accompanied by a severe wind storm, making the average householder yearn for a good cyclone cellar. Quite a little damage was done to the city's shade trees and small shrubbery by the forty-mile gale. A shocking grade crossing accident occurred at Bernice, 111., Saturday morning, .when Mrs. Bertha Hoosan, one

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i Mrs. Hoosan had been at Bernice on j a short business trip. Her train, on ,wnich she intended to return, was late, nl she started to walk down thi railthe news of her untimely end came as a shock to her many friends. She is th mother of Mrs. Payman, 52 Sibley street, Hammond, and also stepmother of Deputy Sheriff George Blocki. The remains were brought to Hommand, where private funeral services will occur from the residence of her daughter at Bernice, 111, Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made at Oak Hill cemetery. Mayor To Be Present. A meeting of the Hammond Common Council is to be held tomorrow evening that promises to be short and empty. If a quarum isthere it will be fortunate and If there is anything for it to do it will be remarkable. Running down rumors of introductory ordinances , at the city hall is an exciting Fport but there happens to be nothing to run down this time. Lnless City sealer Frank O'Rourke , or Frank O'Rourke, market master, conceives of some revolutionary enactment It will be a dull session. The mayor will be there, having returned from the convention of Elks at Rochester, N. Y., after a week's vacation. Charged with Fighting. On a charge of fighting on Hohman street, Tony Darwat and H. Cohn, both of Hammond, were arrested last night. Cohn is said to have been a little abus ive to the officer ac4 Carlson was compelled to use force in making his arrest. They were found guilty and fined $1 and costs apiece in the City court this morning.

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Scores of PotsHunters, NearStatesmen and Pap -suckers Make Indiana Democralie Editorial7 Trip A Farce. TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL. -. Indianapolis; Ind., July 14. The humorous side of the excursion of the Indiana Democratic Editorial, Association has come out in the fact that not only did the editors and their wives start out for a pleasant trip, but there was a horde and a swarm of democratic statesmen politicians and hangers on with the party that more than doubled the size of the excursion party. Nobody figured on these people going along, but they went just the same, and they practically spoiled the whole affair for the editors and their wives. Storijs from S-ymour, New Albany, JefTersonville and other places visited by the editors tell how these hangers(Continued on Page . Escapes Injury. . Oswald Zimmerman luckily escaped being seriously injured Saturday even ing when a bicycle which he was riding collidel with an autonaohlle owned by the Square Deal garage. The accident occurred at the corner of State and Hohmiin and Zimmerman was riding west on State street while the automobile turned the short corner off Hoh man street. Zlmmeran escaped without a scratch which the bicycle was damaged considerable. NEW FIGURE IN WAR IN BALKANS 2v Wit. 3SV 4 King Charles. Declaration of war by King Charles of rtoumania against Bulgaria brings a new central figure into the great tragedy of the Balkans. His consort is the famous poetqueen, who has written under the Mm of "Carmen Silvia."

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3&? FRED WHEELER TO MAHAK THEATRE Crown Point Publicity Man Will Guide Destinies of New Gary Theatre. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 14. Fred U. Wheeler of this city has accepted the position as manager of the new Gary theater, now under process of construc tion, and that he will soon move his family to Gary to live. ' The position, which is a most responsible ahd lucrative one, was tendered to Mr. Wheeler tome time ago, but ow TntoJfitsrTnaTTy1nteresta here, he beinff manager of the Lyric theater and secretary of the Lake County Agrlcult ural society, besides holding down i position with the Lake County Star publication, made it impossible to give an Immediate acceptance. Mr. Wheeler is especially qualified for his new posi tion as manager of the Gary show house, he having successfully piloted many ventures in the amusement line to a successful termination. SALE BIG SUCCESS THEY SAY Carl Kauffman of the Lion store firm of Kauffmann and Wolf, states that the Mill Remnnt Factory Clean-up sale at his store Is one of the most successful in local history and that big allotments of merchandise bought at bed-rock costs and selling at record-breaking prices wll be gone this week. A climax of the sale came Saturday night with the Lion store jammed from Sibley street and Rimbach avenue and a crew of special clerks helping to care for the trade. Fifty of these extra salespeople were needed this morning at the opening for trade swarmed into the store and by nine o'clock the aisles were well filled. A new stock came in last week from the factories and is being placed on sale this week the last wek of the sale. A great deal of special made, goods and manufacturer's clost-out remnants are on the tables at tempting prices. The sale is held in order that the stock may be cleaned out before fall goods come in on August 1. Hearing Today I On a warrant issued by John L. Rhode, Ben Kapan, a Hammond peddler, , was arrested by Officer Frost Saturday 'on a charge of short weight. Kaplan ' was selling potatoes and when Mr. Rhode found the shortage he complained 1 .-. tlio nnHAd Knnlan hfl a hppn rrnsi , . rl on the same charge in the past and will be given a hearing before Judge Barnett this afternoon. Too Ready With Razor. Armed with a razor, which he flashed at a Polish wedding at East Hammond and attempted to cut another man, Frank Pawlick, 17 years old, was arrested Saturday evening by Officer Lute. Lawlick was arraigned in the city court this morning and this being the first time he has ever been in trouble and on account of his age he was placed under parole for a month. A FEW DIMES FOR CAR FARE OR POSTAGE IF YOU'RE ANSWERING ADS. A FEW DIMES FOR YOUR OWN "WANT." IF YOU'RE ADVERTISING IN THE TIMES AND THE USUAL RESULT IS A JOB.

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HAD NARROW ESCAPE. The uncoupling of three flat cars from a Michigan Central train Saturday night, upon which the Hammond firemen and fire apparatus was being carried to Michigan City, periled the lives of the firemen for some time. The incident occured about 10:50 p. m., a short distance east of East Gary. The fortunate discovery of the accident by the engine firemen, in all probability prevented a collision, as the train was about to slow up. The uncoupled cars pursued the train for a distance of two miles and then finally came to a stop. The cars were coupled and the Journey resumed. Fire that caused a $500,000 property loss and was seen along the shore of Lake Michigan for over 100 miles, started in the lumber yards of the Has kell & Barber Car company at Michigan City early last Saturday and raged until early this morning. Isolation of the yards and a west wind saved the city from a holocaust that probably would have destroyed It. Where Fire Started. The fire started in the south end of the yards, near the Michigan Central railroad. The fire company of Michigan City responded at once. It was handicapped by too few men. Inadequate apparatus and the fact that there were few hydrants in the vicinity of the fire. The flames spread quickly to the north. It was at this time the officials of Michigan City became alarmed and sent ABOUT Old-ttmera can't recall whe many prominent men desired the office of mayor in Hammond. Up to date a jurist, a leading physician and an official of a life insurance company are after it. It speaks well of the town, people say, showing that it has become an honor to be mayor of Hammond. The above distinguished personages are democrats, and who is to be the favored man oa the ticket wli' be determined at ttn democratic primaries August 2. Meanwhile men as popular and prominent are being urged to enter into the race for nomination from other parties. New Party'a War Cry. Though little is heard from the Bull Moose encampment at Armageddon or the G. O. P., the mustering of arms at the new mysterious garrison, the ii eater Hammoi.i 'rarty, is attracting considerable attention. Claiming a membership of one hun dred citizens wh are leaving otne." parties, the G. H. P. will array Its forces for public Inspection. Hv tne last of the week it is probable ihat everyone will know just what it amounts to and about what can be exiorpected of It. SIX GIRLS Six little girls were injured, three of them seriously, while taking part In a parado in Gary yesterday. The three are in the Gary General hospital as the result of the collapse of a hayrack bearing 100 childrenf which crashed to the eround at noon at the Michigan Central crossing. The wagon was In I a Croatian flag blessing procession. All Will Recover. Those who were seriously injured ! and who are now in the hospital are: ANNA STILINOVICH. 9 years old. 2160 Jeflerson street. MAY COLIC. 10 years old, 2700 Albany avenue. CATHERINE SASASK. 11 years old, 2177 Jefferson street. At the hospital It Is said that all three will recover. The other youngsters were assisted to their homes by the police. Trouble With Officer. Mike Jeckman of East Hammond learned a life long lesson last night when he tried to use his phj sical prowess on Officer Lute, but Instead of coming out of the case- a victor, Mike came to the conclusion that he couldn't come back. Officer Carlson placed him under arrest and he was booked at the Central station. This morning Jeckman was discharged by City Judge Barnett

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RESULTSOF BLAZE. Returning firemen summed up the results of the blaze as follows: Loss Between $400,000 and 500,000. ' Lumber burned Between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000 feet of Georgia pine, much of it manufactured Into car sills and decking. Extent of fire Ten acres of yard. Loss to employes 1,20 men laid off thirty days. Other losses Marble works on Tilden avenue burned because no fire " apparatus could be spared. Workmen'! Cottage singed. Injuries None serious. Many volunteers suffered burned hands and scorched faces. Cause of fire Spark from Monon engine ignlttlng straw In bottom of car just unloaded. appeals for aid to Gary, South Bend. Hammond and Chicago. , Made Quick Trip. Chief Delschneider of the Hammond Fire department responded to a call for help at 6:35 p. m.. and after experienc ing some difficulty In securing; an en gine and flat car, a record trip was made to Michigan City In 45 minutes. On the special train were , Engine 1, Hose .Wagon No. 1 and a squad of six men- G. Rosene. . L Bowman, Charlea Schroeder. Archie Merrill. William Cook, ' John Rietx . and . Chief ' Delschneider. " . The Hammond department took an active part in the sensational conflagration, and were praised by the people of Michigan City for their efficient (Continued oa Pag ) THIS NEW PARTY .One thing is runwro.4tairlB4w.vl4 is stated that the r)eW party, which is to be., non-partisan, and xion-polUlcal. will have more aspirants for mayoralty honors than the democrats and others combined. To convince the public that l t V. ....... u... I tor' motives the list of originators will 'not be given out till the entire membership is published. The party, they say, lis the result of a crystalization of sen timent. It was started at the Country club, "the Chamber of Commerce, in mills, shops and stores, according to various men afflicted with . it. Some few united the factions. For Instance, it is believed that the membership of the South Side Improve ment association will line up with the jnew party. Possibly the Odd Fellows, who declared war on the administration, may accept the new faith. The j party stands for a business administra- , tion without party lines or politics. and makes its appeal by this platform. SHE'S WIFE OF THE PROGRESSIVE LEADER Mrs. Victor Murdock. - Mrs. Victor Murdock, wife of thi congressman from Kansas, is one of the most charming women in Washington's official society. Her husband is the leader of the Bull Moosers in the house of representatives and my possibly be a candidate for president in three years. Mrs. Murdock was a Miss Allen and was married to the congressman in 1890.-

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