Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 38, Hammond, Lake County, 18 October 1913 — Page 1

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New York, Oct. 18. Customs inspectors report that since the new regulations preventing the importation of aigrettes into this country took effect a week ago, twelve women arriving from Europe voluntarily have surrendered to the government plumes they had brought. The inspectors have not found it necessary to tear feathers from hats ruthlessly, but in most instances the women who gave up their plumes said they were only nutations. New York, Oct. 18. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, militant suffragette leader, upon landing In America today, was taken to Ellis island to appear before a special board of inquiry which will ascertain whether her conviction in England was for a crime involving moral turptude. Whether she wll be allowed to remain in this country depends upon the finding of the board.

Spokane, Wash., Oct. 18. "The government of Provisional President Huerta of Mexico is just as legal as the government of Roosevelt

when he succeded to the presidency after the assasination of President

McKinley," asserted Henry Lane Wilson .former United States ambassa

dor to Mexico, in an address on the Mexican situation delivered at a

banquet in his honor last night.

Berlin, Oct. 18. The belief is strong in official circles today that the explosion of the gas bag on the Zeppelin L-2, which caused the huge dirigible to plunge 3,000 feet to the earth, killing twenty-eight of the twenty-nine aboard, was not caused by an accident, but by a bomb dropped from an aeroplane. It is now known that two aeroplanes connected with the aero corps of a foreign army were cruising near the L-2 at the time the explosion occurred. Cleveland, 0., Oct. 18. Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago, who has been here attending the synod meeting of the Reformed Episcopal Church, is considering the re-establishment of a church saloon. He had the original church saloon he called it a "salon" in Cicago fifteen years ago. He also was the inventor of "Bishop's Beer," which looks like beer, but isn't. He admitted today that his original salon was not a success. The workingman would not patronize it. He wants to try it again and give it more time to win out. San Francisco, Oct. 18. The wreck of the Rio de Janeiro, which sank off Mile Rock on February 22, 1901, with 128 pasengers and members of her crew, was located in 128 feet of water, half way between Mile Rock and Fort Point red buoy, according to the claims of Herman Stelzner, who descended in his patent diving device. In the hold of the Rio de Janeiro when she went down was gold to the value of $2,000,000. It is still there.

CAMPAIGN WARMING yp now

Chicago, Oct. 18. Clearing his wife's name from his own charges and confessing he killed her, William C. VEllis, wealthy Cincinnati leather goods dealer, was orderd held by a coroner's jury and waits in the County Jail for indictment as a wife murderer. Ellis cleared up the Hotel Sherman, death mystery with these words to the coroner's jury: "I shot my wife. I suppose my mind was affected because of business troubles md. ill-health. My .wife was the finest, truest and most virtuous woman in the world."

SAW! ENTERS THE RACE

Sam Ablaman, formally entered the mayoralty race In Hammond yesterday when he announced himself as a candidate on the Independent Cltlsens' ticket. His platform la embodied in once sentence, which reads: "Let the people of Hammond Rule."

In answer to recent public statements made in this campaign, that Sam's candidacy is being fostered by the democrats to weaken the republican strength. Sam says that he is a candidate against all parties and In this race to win and to take no odds from anybody. He declares that his candidacy was a well-known fact long before anyone else was named for mayor in Hammond.

FURTHER NEWS OF

YOUNGER'S SAD END

Hammond Man's Brother

Killed While Protecting City.

NOTICE.

All members of K. of P. lodge No. 210 are requested to meet at the K. of P. hall at 1 p. m. sharp Monday afternoon to attend funeral of our late brother, Herman Beckman, from residence of his brother, William Beckman, 38 Elizabeth 8tn;et, at 2:30 p. m. By order of chancellor commander, WM. HAGEMAN.

TO SOUTH AMERICA IN CAUSE OF PEACE

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First and seventh ward voters heard the issues of the Hammond municipal campaign discussed last night from the republican and the democratic standpoint, respectively. Peter Crumpacker, the republican mayoralty candidate, speaking at the former as against Walter' Lotz, John A. Gavit and Mayor John A. Smalley in the seventh. At both meetings the question "Why Change?" was discussed by the speakers, Crumpacker again going after the "Invisible government" which he

said was embodied in the backers of

his opponent, Mayor Smalley. The lat

ter at the seventh ward meeting, which was held in Schubert's hall.

gain gave the voters an outline of his

platform and dwelt on the achieve

ments of his own and former demo-

rat ic administrations in Hammond.

John Gavit in his address told how the city water works had been built up under democratic administration. Walter Lotx, who is one of the best

peakers in the democratic ranks, made

a strong apeal to the voters for party

regularity, arguing his point, on the

score of democratic accomplishments.

The republican meeting was held in

Gratwfck's hall at Hohman and Gost-

lin streets.

The party leaders are getting ready

to "check up on the other fellow" for

accurate statements at future meetings

and to carry out this plan, an effort

will be made to have some of the prin

cipal speakers quoted in shorthand.

The campaigners realize that they

will have to put in their best licks

within the next two weeks. Several

arge republican and democratic mass

meetings in the business district may be looked for within the next ten days.

The democrats are said to be planning

two, one to be held in the Orpheum !

theater and another at the Theater DeLuxe. The republicans are said to be figuring on the Theater DeLuxe and

possibly Huehn's hall.

Voters, irrespective of party, are ex

pected to turn out for these ' gather

ings, as each party will put-its best speakers on the platform for the occasion. '

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Assailants who are responsible for

the death of William Younger o

Jamestown, Ind., brother of John Younger of Hammond, had not been

captured up to a late hour last night,

although police officials are scourin

me neignDoring country, no trace o

them has been found.

Just how Mr. Younger's brother me

his fatal injuries have never been

learned. His assailants are though to have been a number of tough char

acters connected with a street fair

that was held at Jamestown last week. Jamestown has no police department and as the street fair people were preparing to leave the ctly last Saturday night, the town marshal and Mr. Younger's brother were together protecting the interests of the city. The fair people had built a large bonfire and fearing that it would set the neighboring buildings on fire the marshal ordered them to extinguish it. Instead of complying with his wishes they cursed and. crowding around him, it was evident that they meant trouble. The marshal who drew his revolver, and Younger had become separated by the. mob. When he turned around to find Mr. Younger, the marshal saw that he was

Ralph Frazee, a collector for

GETS BUSINESS THROUGH TIMES

That Tbe Time' classified advertlwaxsU bring rrmiltn Is what Attoraer Roger, of the Gary Adjuatiag Ageaey. BS3 Broadway, Gary, My. I have the utmost confidence as to carrying advertisements In The Times. What little I do I moat say has becM. 'Very fruitful and productive of good results. In fact The Tlsst a brings aae more business than 11 the thjgr newspapers combined."

GARY NEGRO FOUND GUILTY

Harry Schools, a Gary negro, who was on trial before Judge Becker in the superior court yesterday on the

charge of assault and battery for stab

ging another Gary negro, "Buck" Ellis.

was found guilty by the Jury and sen

tenced to the Indiana reformatory at

JefTersonville for a term of from two

the 1 to fourteen years. Schools was vigor-

TRACTION ROUTES

ARE NOW PLENTIFUL

How Cars Are Routed Be

tween Gary, Hammond and East Chicago.

STARTING LIBEL SUITS

IN GARY CA1PAI

Complaints in the $25,000 libel suit.

which Mayor Thomas E. Knotts will bring against the Tribune company, publishers of the Gary Tribune, were

drawn up today and brought over to the city hall by City Attorney Harvey

Curtis, personal attorney for the

mayor, for his signature.

To Be Filed Today. "The damage suit will be filed eith

er today or on Monday in the Lae Superior court at Hammond.' said At

torney Curtis.

This suit is to be brought under

the libel act. Later on the criminal

prosecutions against the editors will be brought under the new corrupt practices act," Mr. Curtis further

stated.

He also announced that proceedingj

were contempiatea against uiuuj

Frank W. Smith, chairman of the Cltibens" party.

Dr. Smith is alleged to have made a

speech, reprinted by the Tribune, in

which the mayor was cited as not be

ing honest in the city hall contracts.

To Sue the Post. It is now said that Dr. Smith and

some of the Citizens' candidates will

brinB- libel suits against Bill Cain, the

city hall contractor, as president of

the Gary Post and against the l"osi

itselm, which is published by the Gary

A. F. KNOTTS ALSO TO SUE FOR DAMAGES Attorney Hanrry J. Curtis of Gary, nto has drawn tip Mayor Knotts libel suit paper against the Gary Tribune, this morning Intimated that the mayor's brother. A. F. Knotts, will also seek damages against the name newspaper. It la charged that tbe newspaper printed that A. F. Knotts was 'fired' from his position as preperry agent of the Gary Land company for using his office to personal advantage. Mr. Knotts Is said to have letters from the steel corporation which show the contrary. If the suit Is filed high officials of the steel corporation will be drawn Into It as wltaesses. Mr. Curtis Is not the nttornry for Attorney A. F. Knotts In the proposed action.

Printing and Publishing company. When both o? the political parties get their libel suits all filed there will be enough work for twenty lawyers.

CITIZENS GENEROUS IN VICTORY

ALL RECORDS

Hammond Loan company, is expecting j ously prosecuted by Deputy Prosecutor

his ship to sail in soon carrying a cargo of ten or fifteen thousand dollars it is immaterial which. To a fellow on a salary one looks as big as the other. As it happens Frazee as waited ten years for this ship of fortune. Had he not been expecting it all the time he might have gotten busy and made anoher ten thousand in he interim. T. M. Daniel, a patent lawyer in Chicago, has a machine for manufacturing of straw furniture pads which is the invention of Frazee. There is a demand for such a device at present and Frazee stands a good chance of making a cash sale, which will put him on easy street. The sad part of the story is that Frazee's brother, Chester, who had a half Interest in the patent, was accidenly electrocuted in a boiler at North Manchester, Ind.

Ralph W. Ross, who made him admit on the stand that he had a police and Jail record. He was defended by Attorney. H. E. Granger, who acted In the capacity of poor attorney for the county.

The announcement mads yesterday by" the Gary and In temrban Railroad

company in the evening edition of The

Times that through cars will be ru

rrom uary to Indiana Harbor on

November 1 means that Gary and Hammond will have three traction

routes between the two cities.

First there is the South Shore route and the second one is the present Gary-Hammond division of the G. and I. via Eleventh avenue. There Is no Intention to abandon this line and it will continue to be the main line between the steel mills and Hohman street. The Gary-Indiana Harbor line, with stops at Ambridge, has been in operation for some time. On November 1 the formal opening of the HarborHammond extension will take place. The Harbor division cars will run clear through to the Hohman street

terminus in Hammond.

There will be one change over on

the Ambridge division. The cars that make the trip to Ambridge only will be abolished. Ambridge passengers

will travel on the Harbor cars, which

will operate on a half-hour schedule.

East Chicago's Citizens Par7 ty Leaders Take Eminently Fair Attitude and Decline to Rob Republicans : of Their Representation.

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BROKEN

SEEK TO STOP GANG.

In their tffort to break-up a gang of coal thieves who have been operating

missing and thought that he had gone j at the Gibson yards, I. H. Belt authori

ties swore out warrants in judge

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Robert Bacon. Robert Bacon, former U. S. ambassador to France and at one time secretary of state in the Roosevelt administration, has gone to South America in the interest of better and closer relations between nations. He is visiting South America tinder the auspices of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace.

home. Instead, Younger had been

struck over the head with some in

strument and rendered unconscious.

His assailants dragged him back of the building where his unconscious form was found early the next morning. Although his head was not bruised, Younger suffered a fracture of the skull, which resulted in his death In the afternoon.

Millennial Campaign. Frank J. Dorsey, republican candidate for city clerk, and William Kolb, his opponent on the democratic ticket, are the best of friends and they are campaigning in a way entirely foreign to city elections. "Mr. Kolb," said Dorsey today, "is a fine fellow and a good friend of mine." "Mr. Dorsey," Kolb was overheard to say, "would make a dandy clerk. He's a friend of mine." If either one finds that he can't get a vote out of a citizen he will recommend that thit citizen vote for the other one.

Democratic meeting tonight, Hatt's ball, Robertsdale. Speakers i Mayor Smalley. YV. Lots, Joe C'onroy and J. A. Gavit. Voters are Invited to come to this meeting to bear something Important to them.

warrants

Prest's' court this morning for the arrest of seven men and women. - It is estimated that they have carted away at least 25 tons of coal from the I. H. Belt yards within the past two months. A greater part of the stolen coal has been taken to East Hammond, where some of it has been stored away and some of it sold. Yesterday nearly ten tons of coal was found missing out of one car. The arrests will be made by Constable Morris Dobson and the cases will come up for trial Monday.

REPORT ON DEMAND FORJIOMESNOW Gostlin & Meyn report the demand for homes in Hammond to be greatly in excess of the supply. Every house that they are able to place on the market is snapped up at once. During the past. week the nchanpe of homes has been a feature of real estate Gostlin & Meyn are today offering an

unusual variety of home bargains. It Is very seldom that the buyer has such a choice and as great a range.

Try a La Vendor cigar. Adv.

It's gooO.

NEW YORK'S NEW GOVERNOR WHO SUCCEEDS SULZER

Sues for Damages. Charles Loya, an employe in the Gary steel plant has brought suit against the company through his attorneys, Moran and Dyer of Hammond, and Charles Greenwald of Gary, for M5.000 damages for injuries which he alleges he sustained while performing his work in the plant. The complaint says that in accordance with instructions he opened a valve on one of the blast furnaces and that this released burning gas and hot cinders which poured all over his body and burned him so that he wll lsuffer for life.

McHIeB Canadian Club at lO cents per can. Nothing better. Nine coupons will get you a safet yrasor. Adv.

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Casey in Trouble. In a family quarrel on Walter street this morning, John Casey was painfully Injured when his son struck him over the head with a poker. Casey was brought to the Hammond Central police station by Officer Lute and his injuries cared for by Dr. Young. Casey was intoxicated and it is said that the blow was struck in self-defense. His wife declares that she is unable to do anything with her hushand and since July has only paid In the neighborhood of $40 for the support of his family. Casey has also been held at the Central police station on other occasions for drunkenness.

Naughty Boys. Individuals in the river neighbor

hoods have reported that a party of

boys who haunt the docks have formed the habit of gasoline inhaling. The miscreants will sit down in Indian fashion and pass around a tin can partly filled with gasoline. Each mem

ber of the party sticks his nose into the can until he is made drunk by the

fumes.

Last night the common council of the city of East Chicago elected a new list of election Inspectors. This was the essential condition fo the compromise between the respective parties and was the only condition that the parties

themselves could not .fill. In tother words, everything hinged upon this action last night which no one with certainty could predict. The fact that it went through without objection constituted the removal of the only barrier to the complete fulfillment of the com

promise which went through In detail this morning.

What tbe Agreement Is. The essential terms of the agreement

Involve first, the appointment of the

election commissioners. Walter L.

Spencer, city clerk, is to appoint John H. Ross, the regular progressive nominee, and William J. Murray, the regu

lar democratic nominee.

The board of election commissioners

consists of three men which, the stat

ute says, shall consist of the city clerk.

ex-officlo, and two appointees selected from the two parties who registered

the highest number of votes In the preceding general election. And each

party is given the privilege through its

chairman of nominating its individual

representative.

Spencer la Overruled. It was the refusal of Walter L.

Spencer to carry out the provisions of the statute that occasioned the filing of three cases in the Lake superior court. The democrats had nominated

their man and the progressives had

nominated their man, but because of

the fact that this put two men on the board that were favorable to the citizens' party. Spencer refused to do his duty.

The very first consideration in the

compromise proposition was that

Spencer should appoint the regular

nominees. To this extent, the citizens'

All Lake County records for naturalisation of foreigners were : broken this wek, ths high water mark of 1903, when approximately three thousand applicants received their first papers having been passed by about five hundred. Deputy Clerk Roscoe Hemstock In the superior court ran out of blanks last night after having issued sixty papers, the balance of a consignment of seven hundred and went to Chicago to In an effort to, get mors- A. telegram has been sent to Washington to send more from the capital city at once as the end is not yet in sight. Deputy V. 8. Clerk Charles Surprise, issued 105 papers yesterday and has about six hundred more left. The indications are that these too will be all used up. In the campaign of 1909 the party organizations paid for the naturalization of the thousands of foreigners, but the next legislature realizing that such a practice was undemocratic and un-American passed a law under which

every voter would have to pay his own dollar for the papers. It was thought that this would put a check on the practice of naturalizing men merely to get their votes, but the present campaign shows otherwise.

Funeral on Monday.

Mrs. August Beckman, the widow of

Herman Beckman, wired W. J. Beck

man of Hammond this morning instruc

tions to arrange for funeral services In

the latter's home, 38 Elizabeth street, at 2 o'clock Friday.

The body is on the way and will

reach here over the Hoosier limited

Monday noon. K. of P.'s will attend

the funeral.

A Stove Exhibition. C. J. Kessler of Columbus, Ohio, yes

terday demonstrated the merits of Florence and Searchlight stoves on the

sidewalk In front of the E. C. Minas department store. The novel sight of

two base burners blazing away out of

doors drew a continuous audience. The

Minas company, of course, has the

agency for these stoves.

The La Vendor cigar is a borne prol act. None better. Adv.

HONDURAS ENVOY ON WAY TO TEGUCIGALPA

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COCAINE CAUSES HIS DOWNFALL Unable to resist the use of cocaine, a drug for which he has formed an almost incurable habit, Elmer Schofield. a young Hammond man, came in conflict with the Gary authorities this week and as a result he was re-arraigned before Judge Becker yesterday and sentenced to the Indiana reformatory to serve a suspended term of one to seven years there for an earlier conviction on Jthe charge of child desert tion. Schofield comes of a good family and his relatives are distressed over the misfortune that he has brought upon himself by subjecting himself to the terrible cocaine habit. An effort will be made by them to have him placed in a private sanitarium if possible.

Heat, when and where you want It-

Get a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas I 6 Elec Co. Adv. fut J

Smoke McHle Caaadlan Club Mixture. For pipe or cigarette, best that leaf and skill can produce Ad v.

SVBSCHIDJS FOB XUU TOIBii

Mr. and Mrs. John Swing. Mr. and Mrs. John Ewing of New Orleans are on their way to Tejrucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, where Mr. Ewinjj will take up his work as minister to that republic. Mr. Ewingr is a brother of Robert Ewing, the Democratic national committeeman from Louisiana, and comes from an editorial desk on the Daily States, a newspaper in New Orleans owned by his brother. Mr. Ewing is fiftysix years old and was born at Mobile.