Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 25, Hammond, Lake County, 19 July 1913 — Page 1

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"Save Johnson Street For Hammond and Future Generations" Is the Cry of North Siders Candidates Are Being Put on Record. The "cry "Save Johnson street for Hammond and the future generations" is again being raised by north side citizens, and the varous candidates for office arc being; asked to commit themselves to a policy on this matter. J. G. Freyrnan, a wide-awake north Bide property owner, is circulating a petition addressed to the board of public works and is finding ready signers on both sides of the river, the petition asking: that Johnson street be connected with 9ohl street and that the latter be widened from the Michigan Central track north to the river. The movement promises to grow to such an extent that it cannot be Ignored by any city administration, and those at the head say they will wage a battle in behalf of the little property owners, so decisive, that it will impress itself for all time to come upon the growth and development of the city. About a year ago the street "grab" was attempted through the mailed fists of the courts. Public sentiment which found expression in The Times, however, put a stop to it, and the va cation proceedure which had been in stituted was called off. Apparently the public had won, but subsequent devel opments have shown that Johnson street cannot be said to be saved for Hammond and future generations until all temptations to "grab" have been removed. Tracks 1b Highway Now. Believing that there were more ways (Continued on page five.) JURY SAYS BELL W INSAHE Returns Verdict of Suicide After Packer's Widow Testifies. Mrs. Emma M. Bell, estranged wife of Kossuth H. Bell, the retired packer, formerly of Hammond, who shot and killed himslf at East Eighty-first street and Stony Island avenue last Saturday, was the principal witness when the coroner's inquiry Into his death was resumed yesterday after noon. Mrs. A. Evantt, formerly housekeeper for the packer, who was sought as t witness, did not appear. Mrs. Bell tes titled that she believed her husband had shot himself while mentally un balanced. i "For years Mr. Bell had labored under the hallucination that he was being followed by a crowd of men who wished to do htm harm," she told the Judge. "He imagined that I was the leader of this band of men and this seemed to prey on his mind at all times." Mrs. Bell said she thought her husband had become acquainted with Mrs. Evans some time in December, 1912. The Jury returned a verdict that Bell committed suicide while temporarily Insane. rN0 RAGE SUICIDE IN IMPERIAL FAMILY Crown Princess Cecile. It has been announced in Berlin that a little stranger may shortly arrive in the family of the crown prince. The Crown Princess Cecile, married in 1905, already has presented the kaiser with four grand-nona.

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Maywood Park Folk Gather At Ex-Prosecutor's House Last Night and Discuss Desires No Definite Ac tion Taken. loiits out in Maywood Park as sembled on the lawn of Dan E. Boone's home in 442 May street, last evening while the men all smoked, except ing Preacher C. J. Sharp, and the wom en prepared lunch in the basement. vne Hundred and fifty neighbors called upon Dan who receiver) them in the rear of his home where benches, chairs and settees had been placed for the meeting. They came primarily to talk of a project they favor, the re-districtlne of the sixth ward, in which Maywood Park is but a silent end. Local and foreign legal talent was heard in the meeting, such as J. K. Stlnson, Dan Boone and Floyd Irish from Maywood Park and notables like Judge Lawrence Becker and Tom Swanton from the hinterland. Judge Reads the Law. Of course Judge Becker had to ex plain that Jurists are not permitted to give curb stone opinions and that he must therefore confine himself strictly to the law. Under the rays of a tungston extended out onto the lawn the Judge read the law restricting cities from redistricting wards and precincts oftener than once In six years unless territory is annexed during that period. Dan Boone delivered a few choice bits of polished oratory and supplemented the remarks of Will Lynch, the chairman, In explaining why Maywood Park wants to be a ward In Itself. He read some more law and lit another cigar which was a signal for his neighbors to light up ffesh ones too. Are la a Quandry. It was about decided by the attor neys present that Hammond has not acquired new territory in the past six years since the last redistricting and it looks as if Maywood would have to wait till after the first of the year. The agreement made recently by the city council In which Saxony and Hessville are to some in at the end of five years was pronounced of no use. Somehow or other none of the city fathers present thought of the newly annexed 400 feet strips along Calumet avenue and Hohman street, south of the city limits. These strips were an nexed two years ago and Maywood Park should have little trouble in ob tatning the redistricting of the sixth ward at once. A Duk of PolfttcsT Mayor John D. Smalley, John L. Rohde, who sat in seats of honor against the rear of Dan Boone's house didn't think about this apparently and If they did it wasn't mentioned. They sanctioned the move very nicely and invited the citizens to confer with Ihe city attorney now in Michigan. This invitation was accepted and Will Lynch, the chairman appointed the three attorneys of Maywood as the committee. He then selected a committee of three to wait upon the common council. Speeches were made by Messrs Stinson, Eastwood, Irish, Muir, Muller, Davis, Bauer, t Cockier, Herrington, Kenley, Gehrlng, Dorherty, Lacy Dunn, Smith, Langset, McMahon and others spoke. They Agree to IMngree. The gist of their talks is summed up in this way: Maywood Park is in the same ward with East Hammond and both sections desire local representation. As East Hammond has a good many more voters than Maywood it gets the alderman and consequently if any of the five hundred people in Maywood want anything of the councilman from the sixth ward they have to go to East Hammond to hunt him up. ! And even then they claim they don t get it. AND THEN THE BANKER FAINTED Yesterday a foreigner earn into the First National bank of Gary and made it known that he wanted to open a savings account. Cashier Simpson bejsran to register the -various formalities on a card, including the marks of identification. The foreigner showed that he had a scar on the ritfht arm by which ho could be identified. "But wait," he said in broken in English, "one more mark yet, Meester Banker." Thereupon he put his fingers to his nose and shut oft his breathing from that source. And then he began to whistle through his right ear. ''You will know me because I can whistle through my par," was what Cashier Simpson made out as the echoes of "Everybody Is Doln' It" wafted away in the distance. The depositor had a broken ear drum and was thus enabled to whistle through the aural cavity. Two bottles of ymlling salts were needed to revive the banker.

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Henry Wilson Washington, July 19. The United , State congress is a pretty representative body after all as far as having men from various walks of life Is con cerned. Among the members Just elected for instance, one man used to be a preacher, one a government clerk, one a traleving salesman. In the course of a few years, most every occupation sees some one from its numbers go to Washington to help make the laws. Henry Wilson Temple, the new Bull Moose congressman from Washington, Pa., representing the twenty-fourth district of the Keystone state, is a Salient Features of Amended Tariff Bill Washington, July 19. The report of the senate committee on finance on the Underwood-Simmons tariff bill, was made to the senate yesterday by Chairman Simmons. The salient features of the bill, as amended by the senate democrats, follow: Reduction under the Payne-Ald-rlch dutleB, 27.64 per cent. Reduction under house tariff bill, 4.22 per cent. Estimated revenue from senate measure during fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, to be $2,020,000 over estimated disbursements for same period. The customs duties from the senate bill for ten months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, less sugar, are estimated at $173,250,000. Duties or imports under the Payne bill for two months exclusive of sugar and wool, $40,650,000. Duties on wool under Payne bill for five months, $5,830,000. Total, $266,730,000. Revenue from tax on cotton future gambling, $5,000,000. Revenue from tax on wine brandies six months, $750,000. i Revenae from income tax 10 months, $58,330,000. Total revenue from senate bill, $330,819,000. Free listed products in senate bill amount to $lb7,367,000 in imports as against $103,000,000 In house measure. Free lists the following market baskets products, in addition to house free list: Wheat, eggs, lard compounds and lard products and domestic animals used for food. RALSTON PAROLES VICIOUS MURDERER Man Who Stabbed Paramour Let Out of Pen. Indianapolis. Ind., July 19. Governor Ralston yesterday granted a parole to Dr. E. Gray of P.loomfield, who has been serving a life sentence for the murder of his paramour. Dr. Gray was convicted May 22, 15-99. His crime was one of the most brutal in the criminal history of the state. He met the woman on the street in Bloomfield and attacked her with a sutgeon's- knife, stabbing her four times. GREEN HOSE TWINKLE; GIRL ISARRESTED Augusta. Ga., July 19. Miss Edith Anderson of this city , was arrested when she appeared on Broad street, the principal business street of the city, in a lingerie gown so thin that the twinkling of her silken clad nether limbss,wa3 plainly to be seen. Edith's grown was of lingerie with inlaid medallions of lace. Her hoisery wasf a livid green, which shone boldly through the medallions. As Edith tripped gracefully along crowds folA lowed her odwn the street.

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Temple, Frank I S. Dershem, Howard graduate of a theological school and preached for ten years In various towns in his district. Since 1S9S he has been professor of political science in Washington and Jefferson university and resigned to become a member of congress. He was born In Ohio In 1864. Frank L. S. Dershem, who was elected to the sixty-third congress from the seventeenth district of Pennsylvania, was a traveling salesman in the wholesale hardware business before his election to congress. He is a democrat and defeated Benjamin F. Focht, the Republican who held the place in the tnree proceeding congresses, uersnem WREGK OfJ LAKE SHORE OCCURS AT DIE PK. Two Members of Train Crew Sustain Serious Injuries There. Lake Shore Conductor James E. Corns and Brakeman Lee Kaister, both! of Elkhart, were painfully hurt at Dune park Wednesday evening, when a freight train of whose crew they were members, was brought to a sudden stop to avoid running into a draw bar which had fallen serosa th trirk. c Corns received a deep gash in the , i forehead and body bruises while Wals ter suffered a dislocation of the left shoulder. Corns was standjng In the

front entrance to the caboose when Br"t vaudeville appearance in A usual. the brakes were applied. He was thrown against a hand rail. Kaister Detroit, Mich., July 19. This city hewas inside the caboose and was thrown nrlns tomorrow celebration Perry cenviolently against the wall. J tennlal. Delegates to conventions Both men are home nursing their in- meetlna; next week have swelled Juries, but today stated that they ex- j crowds enoromusly. pected to return to work in a fortnight ( .

and perhaps sooner. C. F. Bussard. also of Elkhart, who was the engineer, escaped Injury MISS STONE WANTS RANSOM REFUNDED irt GZ V42Sv si-it Miss Ellen StoneMiss Ellen Stone, the missionary, held captive by brigands several years ago. has appealed to Secretary Bryan to exercise his influence to obtain the passage of the bill pending in congress providing for the refund of $67,000 paid by citizens as the ransom demanded for her release. The bill has been passed by the senate, but seems to lack the necessary support in the house of representatives.

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Sutherland. is forty-eight years old. Howard Sutherland, the new Repub llcan congressman-at-large from West Virginia, was a government clerk In the census bureau 25 years ago. He stated at $1,000 a year and in six months was promoted through the Intervening grades until he was chief of the division of population at $2,400. While in Washington, he studied law and went to West Virginia as an employe of the Davis-Elkins railroad and coal interests. There he remained for ten years and has now come back to Washington as a congressman. He has a family of six children and Is i forty-eight years old. BUllETiRIS Seattle, Wash., July 18. Twenty-five members board directors of Chamber of Commerce arrived here, to meet tnuteea of Its constituent chambers and study conditions. Boston, July 19. House Committee on Naval AlTaira arrived here to In- . 8pc ""vy r"d' RePoped will sag radical change". London, July 19. Evelyn Nesblt , Thaw, accompanied by Jack Clifford, i for New York today. Will make York Harbor, Me, July 19. Mlns Nathalie J. Kelley, daughter Commaiidrr J. D. Kelley, V. S. '., retired, married Thomas-McKeon Cook, of IMtts-burg-h, event being; highly fashionable. HESSVILLE WOMAN ASKS FOR DIVORCE Hessville usually unobstrusive, broke into the public records today when Attorney W. H. Sickman of Hammond filed a divorce complaint for Mrs. Caroline Wilson against her husband Elijah Wilson. In her complaint the woman charges that her husband struck her and subjected her to other cruel treatment, calling her vile names which "could not well be written and are not fit for the ear of the court." They were married In 1900. She asks $1,500 alimony. HASTINGS, LAND AGENT TAKES TO WATER William Hastings who has real estate for breakfast, dinner and supper, figuratively speaking, thiB morning decided to forget his meal ticket for a re-action and devote a week or so to that other element aqua pura. Accordingly he embarked on the North American In Chicago, one of the floa ing palaces on the Great Lakes to spend a vacation, hoping in that way to get away from land and real estate. WEBBER-KEIL-MAN WEDDING (Specialyto The Times.) Chicago, July 19. Jake Webber of Crown Toint and Miss Elizabeth Keilman of Dyer were licensed to wed here this afternon. Tour fuel bill will be less If you cook with Gas. No. Ind. Gas 4k Eleo. Co,

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Wading out beyond his depth, John Bauze, 21 years old, an employe of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, was drowned at Wolf Lake yesterday afternoon. Three hours later the body was recovered With grappling hooks by Officers Bunde and Law of the Hammond police department and believing It would be fruitless to revive the victim, the pulmotor was not used. The remains were removed to Neidows morgue in the patrol. The drowning occurred sometime between 6 and 6 o'clock yesterday after noon on the east side of the lake at the swimming hole. Bauze asked some other fellow employes to go with him and upon refusing, he went alone. Not a very good swimmer It is thought that Bauze walked out beyond his depth where the water Is seven feet deep I and, unable to reach shore, was drowned. No one saw the drowning. Fearing that something had happened to Bauze when he did not return to supper, employes of the Ice company started for the swimming hole. His clothes were found on the bank and the police were notified to aid In the search. After working nearly three hours the police found the body with grappling hooks. The recovery of the body was witnessed by a large gathering of people. The remains are being held at Neidows morgue where an Inquest was held this morning. A verdict was given BOARD STILL Hammond's proposed Industrial training high school for Calumet avenue, which was delayed for two years on account of injunction proceedings, is to be put under way this year yet, despite the obstacles that the board of education has encountered thus far. Fearing further complications, the board is not auth'orizlng any such statement at this time, but it is understood that the building of the new school is uppermost in the minds of the board members. At the same time, the board is confronted with other problems to relieve congestion In the Central and Lafayette school districts. To take care of the Central schools the board Is conferson college building, now owned by sidering the lease of the Lincoln-Jef-the Knights of Pythias, and portable schools are under consideration for the Calumet avenue district. There has been some talk of enlarging the Washington school, or to establish a new ward school south of Ruth street. The industrial training high school E1PL0YE TIN PLATE CO. HURT Edward Karsten, 399 Pine street. Hammond, who was struck by an automobile on -3rd street and Cottage Grove avenue In Chicago last Tuesday was able to resume his dutleB at the American Tin Plate Company in Gary where he is employed as tinner. Karsten was sent to Chicago to transact business and while attempting to cross a busy thoroughfare, narrowly missed being struck by a surface car, but an auto struck him and knocked him several feet. He was carried into the corner drug store where It was learned his Injuries consisted of a lacerated hip and leg. Several teeth were also knocked out of his mouth. He was removed to his home in Hammond. C. H. BALL FOR POSTMASTER Rep. Peterson Recommends Times Publisher. Charles H. Ball, president of the' Lafayette Insurance Agency and publisher of the Sunday Times, received a telegram this afternoon from Representative John B. Peterson at Washington stating that he had recommended him for the office of postmaster in this city There were many democratic seekers for the office In the city but it has been generally understood for some time that Mr. Ball was leading in the race. Mr. Ball is one of the best known men in the city and the recommendation of Mr. Peterson, it is said, will meet with general approval. Mr. Ball will succeed George P. Haywood, the present republican postmaster. The recommendation In the minds of local democrats means that Mr. Ball has practically secured the position. Mr. Haywood's term expires next Bpring. Lafayette Courier.

Drowned In Region Within 24 Hours JOHN BAIZE, UJVolf Lake at Hammond. ETHEL HORNER, Laic Michigan, at Gary. ROBERT MILES, In LittU Calnmet river at Gary. Total drowned In Calnmct region I nee first of May this year 41.

as accidental death by drowning. A brother, Frank Bause. of Burn, side. 111., will accompany tha remains to Worth, 111., where interment will be made. Fears of his wife that her husband had been drowned while fishing In the Little Calumet river at Gary war con firmed yesterday when the polio took the body of Robert Miles, colored. Iineteenth avenue and Connecticut street, from the water. Tha story of, Miles' disappearance wu printed In last evening's Timbs. The drowning of Miles makes tha second one to occur In Gary In tha rourse of 24 hours. Ethel Horner. 1 years old, was drowned at Tin Plata beach, on Thursday evening. Miles was 21 years old. His remains were taken to the Gary Undertaking company rooms.

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and the overcrowded conditions In tha Central and the Calumet buildings are to have the right of way, however, it is understood. The industrial training high school, when completed, is to coet In the neighborhood of three hundred thousand dollars. Of this amount - only about two hundred., thou Band, dollars can be raised If bonds to the limit were Issued. Only part of the building could be completed consequently, but the building is so planned that the third unit would be added later. The plans in question are the original ones drawn by Architect Joseph Hutton. In the injunction suit which was instituted by the citizens' committee against the old board, there was no adverse criticism of them, and it is improbable that they are still acceptable. The specification, however, were attacked at the time, and it Is generally expected that the present board will subject them to scrutiny and revision If necessary to avoid the criticism which its predecessors encountered. MRS. MARTIN GETS $400. Mrs. Mary Martin, widow of Chris Martin, who met death from an accident on the Gary & Interurban crossnng at Edgewater, will receive $400 from the - railroad company and the amount was paid into court yesterday. D. E. Kelly, her attorney, appeared before Judge Bartholomew and petitioned that he be allowed to settle with the company and was granted permission. -Valpo Vidette. NEW PICTURE OF LOBBYIST MULHALL v' " Martin M. MolhalL Here is a picture snapped at Washington .of Martin M. Mulhalt former lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers, who has accused so many that it is believed the inquiry into his charges will last foe manj weeks.

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